The ancient houses in Fuzhou City are dimly lit by waves and reeds are thick. Occasionally, jackdaws wake up among the branches of the trees, and then scream strangely and dive into the indestructible shadow, quietly disappearing away.

Goddess Liu Ding has calmed down the frightened believers and continues to hibernate in this not-so-quiet night, waiting for the end of the long night. But what makes them uneasy is that even though the drum has been warned several times, it is far away.

The dim sky there still showed no intention of brightening up.

This trip was full of difficulties, and the only good news worth remembering in the past few days was that the Qing soldiers who had been searching the streets and alleys suddenly seemed to have withdrawn after receiving the news, and gathered towards an unknown place.

When Jiang Wen returned to the ancient house, Goddess Liu Ding showed an incredible expression.

Jiang Wen carried the man over the wall and came over, placed the unconscious Madonna with Red Lotus on the stone bed in the secret room, and then retreated two steps, allowing the women to come forward and scream in surprise.

"Quickly see if this is the person you are looking for. Anyway, I don't know him. These are all told to me by a triangle-eyed man."

The current situation is very delicate and very fortunate.

The Madonna of the Red Sun, who has been missing for several days, is still alive, but her breath is dying, but her life is not in danger. The other party is obviously very aware of her status and role, and has no intention of killing her.

Or it may be said that you can kill, but you must "die well".

Jiang Wen was overwhelmed by this series of extremely wonderful plots to kill with a borrowed knife. He could only admire and lament the depth and viciousness of the other party's schemes. This man knew the darkness of people's hearts and did not leave any traces. He knew very well that whenever conflicts arise,

Sometimes, those who gain more will doubt that it is the unbreakable truth.

He massacred the servants of Dingguang Temple in order to sow discord between Monk Yankong and the Geng family. Regardless of whether the murderer was caught or not, it was also true that the Geng family had been digging extensively here before.

Therefore, Dingguang Temple was attacked just as the "Shinto Monument of Mr. Yanshan" was excavated. The Qing government would never be merciful and make the assumption that the crime was innocent. Instead, it would only think about whether it was right or wrong to strike first.

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This method has appeared many times and succeeded many times. It has to be said that it is an unsolvable problem.

The same method was used before when Feng Daode almost accidentally killed the Red Lotus Virgin. If this happened, it would become an irresolvable conflict between the Wudang Sect and the White Lotus Sect. And it is not a conflict that can be resolved by simply killing people, hiding corpses, and destroying traces.

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Jiang Wen has always been very accurate in judging people. If Feng Daode was killed by mistake, he would never admit his mistake upholding the morality of the world. He would only use various methods to remove the Hongyang lineage of the White Lotus Sect from the world in order to maintain the reputation of the Wudang Sect.

Erase - after all, the Wudang Sect today is also facing internal and external troubles. It is not like the one dominant sect in the Yitian period, and it is not as simple as finding Zhang Cuishan and his wife to commit suicide.

All in all, this kind of operation is very interesting. The mastermind behind the scenes stirs up problems from the perspective of profit, but as the real culprit, he can calmly hide behind the scenes and watch the clouds thunder.

From this perspective, there is a reasonable explanation for the previous assassinations of Geng Jingzhong and Fuwei Escort, Lin Zhennan's difficult situation, the leaderlessness of the White Lotus Sect, and the complete indiscriminate use of everything in the Qing court——

The man behind the scenes, the Ghost-faced Man, wants to cause chaos in Fuzhou City in order to draw chestnuts from the fire.

But Jiang Wen still had something he couldn't figure out.

For example, why Feng Daode came to this muddy water inexplicably, and why he was deceived by this supposedly impressive thing twice in a row despite having used Tiansi silk before.

Jiang Wen didn't think he was pretending to be stupid for the time being.

Because this is too stupid, so stupid that anyone with a discerning eye can see it, and there is no benefit in pretending. But the current leader of the Wudang Sect must still have something in his hands that Jiang Wen doesn't know about, and he doesn't want to share it, so just

Just like his farewell without saying goodbye on Jiuxian Mountain just now, it seemed awkward from beginning to end.

Jiang Wen still had another puzzlement, the Red Lotus Virgin in front of him. How did she fall into the hands of the Ghost-Faced Man, and how did she get trapped in the banyan tree.

From the first confrontation between Wuyi Mountain and the White Lotus Sect, Jiang Wenzai knew that they liked to pretend to be gods and ghosts, so they created suspicions. But the man in front of him was said to have good martial arts skills and was proficient in the tricks of people's hearts. How could he be easily plotted and captured?

You must know that it is much more difficult to capture a master of martial arts alive than to kill him with one punch!

Fortunately, the answer to this question is now close at hand.

"Girls, you two have almost finished singing the show. Can you revive the person?"

Jiang Wen was thinking about tonight's situation in his mind. He hugged his arms and watched the Six Ding goddesses using various methods to save people. He watched them relieve acupuncture points, apply fumigation, massage the philtrum, and scratch the creaking holes. He was anxious.

He was sweating profusely, but there was no sign of Our Lady of Red Lotus waking up.

Since ancient times, men and women have not been close to each other, so Jiang Wen was too embarrassed to step forward and come forward, as this would easily appear to have ulterior motives and arouse suspicion.

The youngest goddess Liu Ding, who was always outspoken, looked at Jiang Wen with a mournful face: "Director Jiang, we have tried our best to wake up the Red Lotus Virgin Bodhisattva, is she dead?"

The older Goddess Liu Ding quickly covered her mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Our Lady's pulse is stable, how could she die!"

Goddess Liu Ding, who was bitten by a small stone on her leg, was well-informed. After thinking for a moment, she expressed her guess.

"Sisters, I once heard the Holy Mother Bodhisattva say that after I teach the magical skills and practice them to the realm of Wuyang Chaoyuan, once the mind is severely damaged, it will fall into suspended animation and rely on internal power to protect the body."

The youngest goddess hurriedly said: "Really! Sister, can you save the Holy Mother Bodhisattva!"

"I know the method. The Holy Mother Bodhisattva has said that if you want to use external force to break the turtle breath at this time, you must have the input of true energy from the same source and the same realm to show that you are there to protect you, and you will naturally wake up by then."

But the woman in gauze clothes said hesitantly, "But the six of us can't at most have the power of the Three Yangs Gathering. Tonight, our internal strength was injured due to strong luck. I'm afraid there's nothing we can do together..."

The women looked at each other and let out a long sigh. It is said that pretending to be dead is for self-protection, and they can wake up when the time is up. However, in this treacherous environment, every quarter of an hour without any capital is a huge danger.

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Jiang Wen finally said slowly: "Maybe I can try it once."

Then he slowly stretched out his hand, grasped the wrist of the Holy Mother of Red Lotus through his sleeve, and urged the vast and majestic Nine Yang True Qi from his body to flow in.

In the expectant eyes of several people, as Jiang Wen slowly exerted his power, the pale face of the Red Lotus Virgin who was lying quietly turned a little rosy. The temperature in the secret room on the lake platform suddenly increased a few degrees, and it seemed that a turning point was about to come.

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But what disappoints Jiang Wen is that some of the symptoms have not yet stabilized. His internal energy is like a mud cow entering the sea, being blocked by many meridians and then dissipating. Still unable to awaken the opponent.

"No, something seems to be wrong. There is always an inner force that repels me..."

The difference in internal strength between Jin Yong's Jianghu and Ming and Qing's Jianghu has always been a thorn in Jiang Wen's mind. At this time, he encountered a classic adaptation problem, making the two internal powers seemingly different but incompatible.

The light in the eyes of the Six Ding Goddess suddenly fell silent again.

A Liuding goddess comforted her: "The true energy we teach is extremely special. Unless it comes from the same origin, there is no way to figure it out. Director Jiang, the internal energy you teach and the internal energy we teach seem to be the same, but they are actually different. Thank you for saving the Holy Mother Bodhisattva tonight."

When I come back, I will never forget my great kindness..."

Although the Liuding goddesses could not hide their disappointment, they still did not forget to express their gratitude.

But Jiang Wen was like an experienced Mongolian doctor at this time. He refused to give up when faced with difficult and complicated diseases. His only advantage was his courage. He frowned slightly and glanced at the huge murals on both sides, and suddenly said

: "Let me try again."

Several different attempts at running the techniques failed again, but Jiang Wen had a vague understanding and took action again without any discouragement.

This time, Jiang Wen exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the method of practicing martial arts changed from vast and broad to fine and long. However, there was a majestic momentum like the rising sun. Goddess Liu Ding seemed to be inspired by something, and her eyes seemed to see it.

Above the sea of ​​​​clouds, a rising sun radiates boundless brilliance, riding on the vision of majestic purple energy...

At the beginning of one yang, everything is renewed!

This time, the fingers of the Red Lotus Virgin on the stone bed trembled slightly, her eyebrows gradually furrowed, her chest seemed to have sucked in air for a long time, and she suddenly sat up with her body hunched over.

She breathed in the fresh air violently, touching the deep and winding scars on her face.

Goddess Liuding was overjoyed, and she quickly went up to fetch the water, bowed her back, and spoke softly to her, which finally helped her overcome the dazed state of unconsciousness.

The Red Lotus Virgin was still weak, but she took the initiative to push away the six Ding goddesses surrounding her, and asked to be alone with Jiang Wen, who had retreated to the door.

"Director Jiang, we parted ways in Sanliting until today. I didn't expect that we would meet here. Thank you for your help..."

Before the weak voice could finish speaking, Jiang Wen interrupted the words of Our Lady of Red Lotus without politeness.

"Holy Mother, there is no need to be polite. Jiang has several questions now. I hope you can answer them one by one."

At this time, the credit has been obtained, and Jiang Wen did not intend to set up any memorial arch to show kindness without repaying him. He originally wanted to master the information channels of the White Lotus Sect and clear up the final confusion.

Our Lady of the Red Lotus looked pale and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Taoist Master, we will tell you everything we know."

Jiang Wen immediately asked the first question.

"First question, are you the one who sent the message to the Wuyi sect this time?"

This question is very important.

If Lian Jiang Wen's entry into the situation was all a plan by the mastermind behind the scenes, then he might as well have fled the city on a train overnight. The two sides were not on the same level at all.

Fortunately, Our Lady of Red Lotus nodded slowly.

"My sect has offended your sect many times, and Hongyang Holy Child fell into the hands of the Taoist priest again, so I had to make this plan. At first, I wanted to come to the door in person to show my sincerity, but unfortunately, the incident in Fuzhou happened suddenly, and our sect Huang

The protector came up with this strategy as a way to delay the attack, but he didn't expect that the Taoist priest would come straight to Fuzhou City."

As Jiang Wen had guessed, the White Lotus Sect was unable to fight on two fronts, so the threats and inducements in their letter were all to delay time so that they could go all out to deal with the affairs of Fuzhou City. Unfortunately, Jiang Wen noticed the flaw and it backfired.

Heading straight to Fuzhou.

Jiang Wen guessed the series of causes and consequences correctly, but he didn't guess that the White Lotus Sect, who was supposed to be the leader of the trouble, became the victim of repeated schemes this time.

Hearing the other party's direct admission, Jiang Wen simply spoke out: "To be honest, I didn't take the previous disagreement to heart at all. I came here specifically just to tell you that Hongyang Saint Child himself chose to die.

On Wuyi Mountain, even the corpses can’t be found.”

Seeing that the other party was dumbfounded, Jiang Wen quickly added, "I didn't kill the person. If you don't believe it, you can go to Wuyi Mountain and ask the four surviving Liujia generals. They know everything - those four are still in my Wuyi sect.

Drink for free, pay for the meal when you have time."

After hearing the news, there was no special change in the weak Red Lotus Virgin, as if everything was expected.

"Is that really the case... I saw Shengtong's last letter in a decisive tone. I hurriedly rushed but it was still a step too late. Don't worry, Taoist Master, we will not anger others. Besides, if Shengtong wants to run away, I believe that in today's martial arts world, it will be impossible.

No one can stop him. Just please don’t let the sisters outside the door know."
To be continued...