Chapter 30

Gulp, gulp, Ji You drank the water.

The old physician sat on the side watching him, asked about Ji You's family background, and also asked about his future ideals, like a kind elder.

Ji You smiled politely, but felt vigilant and didn't want to say much.

When in the world, one must not easily reveal one's roots; a slight carelessness will leave behind a disaster.

But later, hearing that the old man didn't charge a consultation fee, his chatterbox opened.

This was the personality he developed after living in Yuyang County for two and a half years; he felt like he met everyone who didn't charge fees too late.

"So the day you arrived, you robbed that young friend surnamed Kuang of his silver?"

"Eh, how can the affairs of a scholar be called robbery? Old man, you are so impolite."

"A scholar? That Kuang kid is the scholar, right?"

"..."

"How can the affairs of robbing a scholar be called robbery!"

So, not long after, a burst of aged and hearty laughter rang out, with a burst of dog-like laughter constantly mixing in.

And in the courtyard outside the door, the Jixiang Hall Master, wearing a hairpin, was sitting at a stone table, holding a cup and drinking tea.

The winter temperature was very low, and the tea on the small stove cooled down not long after, requiring her to transform spiritual energy into fire to keep it warm.

At this time, she had just warmed a pot and felt surprised hearing the laughter in the courtyard.

Yesterday morning, the news that students were attacked in the street spread in the Inner Academy.

Countless people spread rumors about that dual-cultivating disciple as if he were a god, which also surprised her greatly.

However, what surprised her even more was that the Master suddenly came out of the bamboo hut deep in the sea of clouds this morning, saying he wanted to go to the Outer Academy to stroll and take a look.

She thought the Master had lived in the deep mountains for too long and wanted to see the fireworks of the human world, so she came with him.

But what You Yingqiu didn't expect was that the Master came directly to the Bishui Lake Elegant Garden to visit the Outer Academy boy who fell into a deep sleep after his spiritual sense was exhausted.

At this moment, footsteps came from the room, and You Yingqiu stood up to look.

The Master had already come out, muttering "don't see me off, don't see me off," and left.

"Has the Master finished looking?"

"Finished looking."

The old man nodded with a smile and walked out of the Bishui Lake Elegant Garden with his hands behind his back.

You Yingqiu was slightly stunned, feeling that her "looking" and the Master's "looking" didn't seem to mean the same thing.

She meant visiting, while the Master's looking seemed to be observing.

Just like when she went to compete for the Jixiang Hall Master position years ago, the Master said, "Just you, I think you're not bad."

She didn't know what the Master thought was not bad about her, but it is said that people with the Master's cultivation can see through even how your spiritual energy operates at a glance.

And just as the two left the courtyard, there was a roaring sound of wind in the air.

Cao Jingsong stepped through the air and landed in the courtyard, already covered in cold sweat, with blue smoke rising from his head in the cold day, as if steaming.

In the past, flying around in this courtyard only required a bit of spiritual energy, but today it was as if he had run into something evil; no matter how he flew, he couldn't reach it.

He seemed to have flown over the stone arch bridge on Bishui Lake five times, but he had no evidence.

At this time, he finally flew to his destination and couldn't help but marvel at his profound cultivation and the great perseverance of his iron bones.

"I wonder if Ji You has woken up yet..."

Cao Jingsong pushed the door and entered, seeing Ji You sitting on the bed stretching, and finally relaxed.

Ji You was yawning, and seeing him enter, said: "That physician is quite good."

"?"

Cao Jingsong was stunned for a moment, wondering who invited the physician.

Spiritual sense exhaustion isn't an injury; why is someone so proactive in inviting a physician? Could it be to snatch my student?

Damn it...

It must be Wang Jiaoxi Ma and Wang Jiaoxi Ding!

Since Ji You sensed the Little Little Tian Shu, they have been coveting my extraordinary student for more than a day or two.

Ji You suddenly remembered the attack and said: "Have the disciples who went out to search returned?"

Cao Jingsong collected his thoughts: "I came for this matter; the three administrators of the Administrative Court invited me to ask you if you are willing to participate in the discussion. If you are not willing, they can come in person."

"Were the three who attacked us caught?"

"Caught, but five were caught."

"?"

Ji You was slightly stunned, wondering if there was a bonus for catching bandits.

Cao Jingsong knew he didn't understand, so he explained: "After you fought in the city, the remaining instructors took disciples to pursue, but the other party clearly had premeditation, heading straight for the Wanzhuo Mountain outside the city, relying on the complex environment to escape, with a clear route."

Ji You raised an eyebrow: "This sentence is usually followed by 'we are not familiar with the terrain, and finally lost them'."

"One team caught up, but the disciples who went were not of high realm, and finally two were seriously injured, but they couldn't keep them."

Ji You had fought them and knew the danger; if people in the Realm of Merging with the Dao were so easy to catch, this realm wouldn't deserve to be classified into the Upper Five Realms.

However, the Heavenly Academy... their strength is a bit useless.

He muttered, then remembered Cao Jingsong's previous sentence: "What do you mean by catching five?"

Cao Jingsong's face became even uglier: "The other team intended to pursue from the back of the mountain and accidentally discovered a cave on the way. The entrance was extremely narrow, but the cave chamber was very deep. Inside were five dried corpses, and we recognized two of them."

Ji You squinted: "Are they Cai Ziyao and Zhang Congzhi...?"

"How did you know?"

Ji You looked at him: "Didn't you tell me yesterday that they were missing?"

Cao Jingsong nodded: "True, although their appearance can no longer be identified, judging from their clothing and accessories, it is consistent with the day Zhang Congzhi and Cai Ziyao went missing."

This script of the Proud World Sword Immortal is almost turning into Young Justice Bao...

Ji You was silent upon hearing this, then followed Cao Jingsong to the Administrative Court.

The Administrative Court is not large, only the size of Bishui Lake, but at this time the courtyard was full of people.

There were search disciples who returned today, as well as wandering practitioners from other sects who knew to be shocked and horrified on the street last night but didn't help.

Seeing Ji You enter, the crowd instantly started whispering.

Especially those who watched the battle on the street that day, the image of the three swords whistling and the cold white-robed swordsman standing in the night couldn't help but emerge in their minds.

In the cultivation world, when encountering high-realm practitioners performing Dao techniques, onlookers mostly shout "Senior is miraculous."

But last night, they didn't see Dao techniques on this white-robed swordsman, yet they still wanted to call him miraculous.

In this world, the sword is an auxiliary tool, either infusing spiritual energy to deal with the enemy or carrying Dao techniques to attack.

Simply put, it's like a wand in Harry Potter, not used as an attack weapon itself.

But they accidentally ate something good the day before yesterday...

Ji You walked through the countless respectful gazes, looked up, and found that besides these wandering practitioners, there was a team wearing Great Xia official uniforms standing behind them.

Kuang Cheng, whom he hadn't seen for a few days, was also among them, casting an appreciative look at him.

Ji You saw two words in his gaze: Awesome.

But what does Old Kuang have to do with this? Oh, he joined the Immortal Supervision Bureau.

No, he joined the Immortal Supervision Bureau for administrative work; how was he called over too?

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