Chapter 466: The Mid-Autumn Incident

"Nanzhou..."

Little Master Xuanzhen put down his Mobile Phone and stood up abruptly.

Since the Xia Dynasty, the Daoist sect had always served as the official historians for the central imperial court; the Daoist sect could trace history and had always been recording it, yet he knew absolutely nothing about such a massive segment of history, and even with the obstruction of gods and the tacit cover-up by various nations, it still made him feel a bit foolish.

So he went directly to find the Dao Head.

"Greetings, Ancestor."

"Hmm?"

"This disciple wishes to understand the affairs of Nanzhou."

"Where did you hear of it?"

"I heard it from the Crown Princess." Little Master Xuanzhen lowered his head. "Today, the Crown Princess mentioned the affairs of Nanzhou by chance, and as a disciple of the Daoist sect, I actually had to rely on someone else to educate me on history; I am truly ashamed."

"What is there to be ashamed of in that..."

The Changpei Daoist Leader could not help but smile: "You are still young, and there are too many things you must do; time is short, so it is normal to have omissions."

"Please grant this disciple permission to search the Scripture Pavilion for books regarding Nanzhou."

"There are no books."

"Then..."

"Sit, I will tell you."

"Very well."

The little Daoist sat down on a chair.

On the other side of Yujing, at Xinzheng Temple.

The tall and sturdy young monk leaned against the railing and gazed into the distance, murmuring to himself:

"Nanzhou..."

Dharma Master Tongdeng had also just gone to ask the current Abbot of Xinzheng Temple; this matter was too big, too shocking, so much so that even after obtaining the answer, he still could not help but want to confirm it from multiple sides and acquire more information to enrich it.

Everything was as Chen Shu had said—

The struggles of different Planes, the confrontation of ancient gods, attacks that sacrificed one's origin, hidden history and continents, residual power capable of eroding gods, and the Shengzu seal on Nanzhou that was on the verge of collapse; as for them and the marks upon them, it was an arrangement by the gods, and even the Abbot did not know.

This information involved secrets that normal large sects could not know, and even within top-tier sects, only a few people knew.

However, the Daoist sect, the Buddhist Sect, and the Heavenly Human System were special after all; within the Daoist and Buddhist sects, once one generally reached the position of an elder and had the cultivation of the Seventh or Eighth Stage, they would basically know this information to avoid it causing harm to their cultivation.

Dharma Master Tongdeng was simply cultivating too quickly.

The mountain wind brushed his face, and he closed his eyes.

The future was still shrouded in mist, and he feared that even a Ninth Stage Zen Cultivator could not peer through it, but by combining various pieces of information closely related to himself to infer the future from the sidelines and squeeze out its shape, when Dharma Master Tongdeng opened his eyes, he had already vaguely touched upon some of it—

They had been preparing for this matter for a long time.

Starting from the most insignificant places, bit by bit, the details were hard to detect, yet they covered every inch of his entire life; all of it was the result of their preparation.

It seemed natural, but in reality, there were hands pushing it.

He should work harder on his cultivation...

In Zhilan Garden.

Chen Shu was still chatting with the group owner.

Haoran: I have just received confirmation again; not only has the Secret Sect Practitioner who was cooperating with our country disappeared, but the Secret Sect Practitioners cooperating with the Northern Continent, Lanya, and the Yaoguo have also disappeared and cannot be contacted.

Qingcai Keke: It is fortunate that my Qingqing hasn't disappeared yet.

Grandma Always Says: Could Qingqing disappear too?

Grandma Always Says: /Fear

Qingcai Keke: She will not.

Haoran: Then your Zhaoyeqing is the only one left among the Secret Sect Practitioners I have heard of.

At this moment, the sound of a door opening came from outside.

Someone entered the main gate and crossed the courtyard.

To appear mature, the young girl had swapped her backpack for a black shoulder bag, carrying it to the school research institute every day to do research, pretending it was filled with important data and the belongings of a mature woman, when in fact it only contained a cartoon water bottle, tissues, and a Mobile Phone; she did not even put her keys in it.

"Brother-in-law."

The young girl walked into the room with her bag, took light steps to the front of the sofa, and reached out to fling her bag onto it.

"Whoosh..."

The bag spun exactly one full circle in the air.

It landed perfectly and steadily on the sofa.

She kept her eyes fixed on the bag's landing spot, and seeing it was exactly where she had intended, she was satisfied and continued: "Brother-in-law, someone told me today that the country has secretly established an Artificial Life research institute to study Artificial Cultivators."

"What? Secretly established?"

"Yes." The young girl nodded. "They told me to keep it a secret."

"Then you are telling me."

"Yes." The young girl nodded again, not forgetting to urge him once more, "You must not tell anyone else."

"Emmm..."

Chen Shu slowly turned his head to look at Taozi on the side.

Taozi sensed his gaze and could not help but look bewildered—

Why are you looking at me? I cannot even speak.

And was it something I wanted to hear?

I am just licking feet here.

"..."

Chen Shu withdrew his gaze and continued, "They want you to enter this research institute?"

"Yes, to be the boss."

"To be the boss?"

"Yes."

"Impressive."

"Yes."

"Is it reliable?"

"My teacher said so."

"Oh..."

Chen Shu thought for a moment, and just as he was about to tell her, "You are already an adult, you should make your own decisions," his Mobile Phone suddenly rang.

Ning Qing: Tell her to agree.

Chen Shu picked up the Mobile Phone without hesitation and showed it to the little girl: "Big sister told me to tell you to agree..."

The little girl looked at her brother-in-law seriously.

Chen Shu also looked back at her.

Both of them had solemn expressions.

The study upstairs.

Ning Qing was not sitting at the desk; instead, she had moved her chair to the window. After sending the message, she put away her Mobile Phone and continued to stare out the window in a daze; no one knew what she was thinking at this moment.

Outside was the autumn scenery of Yujing.

A faint voice drifted into her ears: "Why should we listen to big sister! Right?"

"Right!"

"We should do the opposite of what she says!"

"Right!"

"She told you to agree..."

"I just won't agree!"

"That's the spirit~~"

Ning Qing pursed her lips tightly, withdrew her gaze, turned around, and went downstairs.

A moment later.

Chen Shu was huddled at the edge of the sofa, eyes focused on his nose and nose on his heart. The little girl stood silently by the side; having been disciplined by her big sister, she had already realized—she just liked researching Artificial Life and wanted to join this research institute.

The fifteenth day of the eighth month, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chen Jiaoshou remained in Yujing to research historical artifacts.

However, yesterday he had a flying car fly to Yuanzhou, and early this morning he picked up Wei Lvshi, and "voluntarily" gave himself a few days off.

Chen Shu still made Mooncake.

Lotus seed paste and egg yolk flavor.

And a table for the reunion feast.

The flying car landed in the residential complex.

When Wei Lvshi stepped into the small courtyard, Chen Shu was washing vegetables, only to hear a sarcastic voice: "Isn't this the Spirit Sect Saint Son? Washing vegetables yourself, are you?"

Chen Shu looked up and said cheerfully: "Isn't this the famous Lawyer Wei from Bai City? Coming in person to spend the festival with family?"

"Less snark!"

"?"

Why can you say it, but I can't?

This is unfair!

Chen Shu felt aggrieved and honestly washed the vegetables.

Wei Lvshi's voice rang out intermittently in his ears; Chen Shu had an "I knew it" expression and didn't say a word.

Qingqing, beside him, peeked at him, seemingly finding it interesting.

Subsequently, Chen Jiaoshou and Chen Banxia also suffered. Wei Lvshi accused Chen Jiaoshou of not caring about his own children at all, only knowing how to do online charity all day long. She also accused Chen Banxia of being in cahoots with Chen Shu, saying that since she was also in Yujing and hung out with Chen Shu every day, if she didn't know what her younger brother was doing, it proved she was as brain-dead as her old man; if she did know but helped her brother hide it, she deserved to be scolded even more.

Chen Jiaoshou listened honestly.

Silently pondering the stock matters in his heart.

Chen Banxia felt greatly wronged.

But Wei Lvshi had blocked all her arguments, and no matter what, it was her fault, so she couldn't say anything.

"Qingqing~"

"What is it, Auntie?"

"You should also keep a closer eye on Chen Shu."

"Understood."

"This is unfair!" Chen Banxia said to Wei Lvshi, "You are so gentle when you talk to Qingqing! Who exactly is your biological daughter here!"

"Do you even know what fairness is!?"

"..."

Chen Banxia silently pondered a retort in her heart, but decided to hold off for now—arguing head-on with a lawyer on the spot was extremely unwise; even her brother, with his thick skin and outstanding eloquence, dared not confront Wei Lvshi directly and had to resort to underhanded methods and nonsensical talk, so she decided to wait until the day she sent Wei Lvshi back to Bai City, to say it when putting her on the car, and then run away immediately after saying it, not giving her a chance to refute, and anger her to death.

Zhang Dailian watched from the side, filled with envy.

The Mid-Autumn moon was full.

Under the moonlight, the roofs of the neighbors' houses in the residential area seemed to be covered in a layer of frost, the night sky was as if washed clean, and the mountains around Yujing in the distance were clearly visible; the seven people and one cat sat around the stone table in the courtyard, and the atmosphere finally settled into harmony.

Chen Shu brought his talent for coaxing people into play, and by serving Wei Lvshi rice and ladling soup for her, he soon calmed her mood down.

Seeing this, Chen Jiaoshou finally asked the question he cared about: "After your Spirit Sect's new Sect Master took office, what policy changes have there been?"

"Fake."

Chen Shu said without hesitation: "All news claiming there are policy changes after the new Sect Master took office is fake; for many years, the big and small affairs of the Spirit Sect have always been handled by the Vice Sect Master at that time, who is now the Sect Master."

"In that case," Chen Jiaoshou frowned and paused, "will the big and small affairs from now on be handed over to the future Vice Sect Master?"

"... Just tell me what you bought?"

"Purple Spirit Crystal."

"Give it up, whatever you buy, you lose money on."

"..."

"You'll only have to wait until I become Sect Master in the future, then whatever you buy, I'll announce whatever news," Chen Shu said, "and then we'll both be punished."

"..."

Beside them, Wei Lvshi raised an eyebrow: "So you still want to be Sect Master, huh?"

Chen Shu and Chen Jiaoshou exchanged a look and fell silent again.

The time grew later and later.

Wei Lvshi and Chen Jiaoshou declined the invitation to stay the night extended by Chen Shu and Qingqing, and instead got back into the flying car and returned to the hotel.

"These two old folks..."

Chen Shu shook his head repeatedly and turned to look at Qingqing.

Under the moonlight, her appearance was especially beautiful, her eyes reflecting the light like a clear spring under the moonlight, much brighter than the lake-like stillness of her usual days.

The moonlight is truly beautiful tonight.

Just at this moment, Chen Shu's Mobile Phone vibrated.

It was a call from the sect.

Just as Chen Shu answered, half a body suddenly appeared on the wall of the neighboring courtyard; Zhang Suannai had just had a little wine and her face was flushed: "Don't cook my meal tomorrow morning, I just received a call from my master telling me to return to the Sword Sect urgently, it's probably that one of my senior brothers or sisters was beaten to death."

Chen Shu did not answer, but instead listened to the voice on the phone.

The Spirit Sect was also calling him to return urgently.