After listening to Liang Yan's words, Li Xiran felt even more ashamed. At this time, he lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
Liang Yan suddenly smiled and said: "Speaking of which, this girl is somewhat similar to me. She deliberately tried to trick you into getting the 'boundary-breaking talisman' in order to escape one day and not be under our control."
Tsk tsk, if she is really my disciple, she will definitely be able to pass on my mantle."
"Master."
Li Xiran thought he was laughing at her, so she called out weakly and peeked at him, but she didn't seem to see the mocking look.
"Haha, just joking for the teacher."
Liang Yan patted Li Xiran on the shoulder and said softly: "You and your senior sister each have their own merits, and your achievements in the future will be limitless, as long as you insist on following your own path."
"Um!"
Li Xiran nodded, but he was a little more curious about this "senior sister" whom he had never met before.
"In the matter of Ji Hang, even a teacher can be careless."
Liang Yan sighed softly at this time and said: "I thought it would be safe if I left this girl in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, but I didn't expect that she was secretly planted with poison, so that she had to turn against us. If I hadn't happened to be in the forbidden area,
If Song Huaiyu was killed, I'm afraid she didn't use the 'boundary-breaking talisman' you gave her, but Sun Buer's 'empty-breaking talisman', and she was finally teleported to the Luowang Chamber of Commerce."
"Being bewitched?"
Li Xiran was stunned for a moment, then reacted, his face extremely surprised.
"Master, you mean inside the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce?" Li Xiran asked in a lowered voice.
"Yes, there is a traitor in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce!"
"impossible!"
Li Xiran couldn't hold back for a moment and blurted out, but she immediately realized something was wrong and immediately lowered her voice and said: "The management of our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce is very strict, especially the monks in Guangling City are all old subordinates of the chamber of commerce. Every one of them
People are loyal and would never do such a thing."
"Humph! Nothing is impossible."
Liang Yan sneered and said: "Human beings will have weaknesses, and what Sun Buer is best at is seeing people's hearts! Instigating opponents' subordinates, planting traitors, and sneaking in in disguise are all his favorite methods! Among the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce
, there must be someone who is his grandson!"
Li Xiran couldn't help but open his mouth after hearing Liang Yan's analysis. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
"You stupid disciple, it's too easy to trust others." Liang Yan shook his head and sighed: "Only with the support of the big tree of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce can you be safe and sound. But if one day, the big tree of the Chamber of Commerce falls,
If you don’t, your cultivation path will be in danger.”
"The Chamber of Commerce will not collapse. Besides, there is still a master."
Li Xiran murmured quietly, showing a rare look of coquettishness.
"As a teacher, I can't always protect you. You must learn to grow. The future path of cultivation must be in your own hands." Liang Yan suddenly said with a serious expression.
Li Xiran and Liang Yan had known each other for a long time, and they had always been friends before. Although they later became master and disciple, they still had an unexplainable feeling in their hearts.
Therefore, she was not very reserved in front of Liang Yan, nor did she have any master-disciple etiquette. Liang Yan did not get angry because of this, but still treated her like a friend.
The two have been together for many years, and until today, Liang Yan felt the sternness of his master for the first time.
Li Xiran looked at Liang Yan's serious expression and couldn't help but pursed his lips. After a moment of silence, he bowed seriously and said:
"Disciple understands, thank you Master for your teaching!"
"Um."
Liang Yan nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "Then I'm going to test you as a teacher. Since we know that there is a traitor in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, how should we find this person?"
"this"
Li Xiran thought for a while and said slowly: "Ji Hang lives in my house, and there are restrictions around it. Even monks in the Tongxuan realm cannot sneak in. Anyone who can instigate Ji Hang and bewitch her will definitely
They are people who have visited me before. Just ask my guards to see who has been here before, and after narrowing down the scope, you can check them one by one."
After listening to Li Xiran's analysis, Liang Yan's expression was noncommittal, and he smiled and said:
"Your method does have merit, but the person who caused the instigation may not come in person. It is also possible that he has a high status in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce and uses a guard to enter the courtyard on his behalf. In that case, how can you go
check?"
"this"
Li Xiran looked confused and opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to answer.
Liang Yan smiled slightly and said: "This person can hide so deeply in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, so he must be very cautious in his actions. After Ji Hang's incident is exposed, he will definitely do everything possible to erase the evidence of his crime. If he wants to face it,
It’s difficult to check, so why not think about what he will do next?”
"What will he do next?" Li Xiran murmured and said, "As the master said, the next step must be to secretly erase the evidence of his crime so that no one will doubt him, and then continue to lurk."
"good."
Liang Yan nodded and said, "Perhaps only Ji Hang knows this person's true identity. If Ji Hang suddenly appears at this time, do you think he will be anxious?"
"Ji Hang? Master, what do you mean?" Li Xiran was obviously still a little unresponsive.
"Humph, although Sun Buer arranged it very well, it's a pity that he didn't expect that I killed Song Huaiyu, and by some mistake, Ji Hang escaped from his control. Now the whereabouts of this little girl are unknown, but she is a lurking person.
A big worry!"
"I see!"
Li Xiran seemed to have thought of something and rushed to speak: "Even if this lurking traitor has cleared up all the evidence of his crimes, if we find Ji Hang, we can still testify against him!"
At this point, a look of confusion appeared on her face again, and she asked: "But the 'boundary-breaking talisman' is transmitted randomly, and we don't know where Ji Hang is?"
Liang Yan smiled, reached out and tapped Li Xiran on the forehead, and said slowly: "We don't need to actually find Ji Hang, we just need to make the traitor think that we have found him."
Seeing that Li Xiran still didn't understand, Liang Yan said again: "Immediately issue an order to use the power of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce to go out of the city to search for Ji Hang. Ten days later, you will secretly release the news and say that you have found traces of this girl. You and Ji Hang
Didn't we exchange tokens during the sworn vows? Order a few close guards to bring her tokens back and make a big noise so that everyone in the chamber of commerce will know about it."
"oh!"
After hearing this, Li Xiran showed a look of sudden realization and shouted quickly: "Apprentice, I understand, this move is called 'invite you into the urn'! This traitor will definitely not let Ji Hang be caught by us, so he will take action in advance, and we deliberately put Ji Hang
Hang’s location has been leaked, but he is actually ambushing nearby. Let’s see who among the chamber of commerce will come, who is the traitor!”
"Okay, I've learned how to answer questions quickly."
Liang Yan smiled, but shook his head slightly, and asked: "After Ji Hang's incident, we all guessed that there was a spy within the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce. If you were the traitor, wouldn't you be suspicious? In the unknown situation,
Under such circumstances, how can you dare to act rashly?"
Li Xiran was poured cold water on him, and the originally bright smile froze on his face, and he said: "Yes. Xiran thought it was simple. This traitor is a cautious person at first glance. Now that he is on the cusp of the storm, he will definitely not
Will take action easily."
"It should be said that this person will not take action himself, but he can borrow the help of others." Liang Yan said lightly.
"By borrowing someone else's hand?"
"Have you forgotten that the Luowang Chamber of Commerce is behind this person?"
Liang Yan narrowed his eyes and continued: "After the news that Ji Hang's whereabouts was discovered spreads, this person will definitely ask for help from the Luowang Chamber of Commerce and ask Sun Buer's people to capture Ji Hang for him, so that he will not be exposed.
own identity."
"So when you bring back the token, don't tell the specific location where Ji Hang's whereabouts were found first, then summon all the people who may have come into contact with Ji Hang, assign them unified tasks, and ask them to go to a certain place to capture Ji Hang.
.But remember, the exact location everyone gets must be different!"
Hearing this, Li Xiran reacted immediately.
There was a trace of excitement on the woman's face, and she said slowly: "So it turns out that as long as we send people to secretly monitor and see where people from the Luowang Chamber of Commerce will appear, the people who get the corresponding mission location will be hidden under our hearing."
The traitor in the Incense Merchant Guild!"
"You're not stupid."
Liang Yan smiled slightly and said: "Now that you know it, let's start as soon as possible. Find this traitor in the chamber of commerce as soon as possible, so that you and I can feel at ease."
"yes!"
Li Xiran nodded excitedly, bowed to Liang Yan, then hurriedly opened the door and walked out, obviously planning to carry out this mission.
Liang Yan saw that she didn't stay at the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce after she left. If the traitor is not eliminated, it would be bad for her to stay here. She might as well go back to the inn.
He pinched the magic formula, and the figure disappeared again.
The next morning, a portrait was posted in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce in Guangling City, and all the monks received a mission to go out of the city to hunt for a little girl named "Ji Hang."
The organization of the Chamber of Commerce is relatively loose, and the tasks announced are usually bounty tasks. Only if they are driven by profit will someone carry out the tasks.
This mission is no exception, but the person who issued it is a bit special. She is the eldest lady of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, so the reward is very generous, causing a large number of monks to rush to do it.
For ten days in a row, the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce set off a wave of search for people. Unfortunately, no matter how many monks came out, no trace of Ji Hang could be found.
It was not until the tenth day that a small group of monks returned, claiming to have found traces of Ji Hang in a valley and brought back Ji Hang's personal belongings.
After this news came out, Li Xiran immediately stopped the large-scale manhunt, and instead summoned twenty-three powerful ministers from the Chamber of Commerce and asked them to go to the Chiyan Mountains to conduct a secret investigation.
However, these twenty-three people did not know that the specific location and departure time given to each of them were actually different!
It was a dark and windy day and night, and the sparse moonlight penetrated the clouds and shone on a muddy mountain road.
On the mountain road, a tall and thin figure was rushing on his way.
This man was wearing a black robe, with a black face and white hair, and a long stick on his back. He looked a bit like a secular warrior, but with every step he took, he could move forward more than ten feet. He was obviously not an ordinary warrior.
.
Suddenly, the figure in black robe stopped.
"who?"
His voice was very alert. In the dark night, he glanced around and seemed to find something unusual.
The quiet mountain road was completely empty, and no sound responded to him.
"If you haven't shown up yet, do you want me to 'invite' you to come out?"
The figure in black robe bit the word "please" very hard, slowly reached behind his right hand with his right hand, and pulled out the long stick on his back.
At this time, a sigh came from the dark night, and then a woman's voice slowly sounded:
"Uncle Hei. I didn't expect that this person was actually you."
Hearing this voice, the body of the black-robed figure trembled slightly, as if he couldn't believe it.
As soon as he finished speaking, a man and a woman came out from the corner at the end of the mountain road.
The tall man walking in front, wearing a long gray gown, is Liang Yan; and the woman in Taoist robes behind him is naturally Li Xiran.
"Little miss? Why are you here?"
A ray of moonlight passed through the clouds and shone on the dark mountain road, revealing the face of the figure in black robe. It was actually the guard commander Liang Yan saw at the door of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce in Guangling City, Uncle Hei!
"Uncle Hei." Li Xiran sighed softly, with complex expressions of disappointment, confusion, etc. on his face.
She was unwilling to speak, but Liang Yan said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist clearly received the order to come to 'Red Rock Mountain' to search for Ji Hang. Why didn't he fly in the air and still pace slowly here? Could it be that
Aren't you afraid that Ji Hang will run away?"
The old man in black robe glanced at Liang Yan and said coldly: "I have my own way. The Chiyan Mountain Range is such a large area, so Ji Hang might have left his original position long ago. What's the point of me wandering around, Lao Hei?"
Is there a problem? It’s you, huh! As an outsider, don’t think that with the favor of a young lady, he can dictate to our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce! I, Lao Hei, have been working for the Chamber of Commerce for hundreds of years, and I will not fall for your tricks!"
"Hahaha!"
Liang Yan was not angry. He laughed and said, "Fellow Taoist is so relaxed. I'm afraid he already knew that Ji Hang had been beaten first, right?"
"What? That girl Ji Hang has been taken away by someone else?" The old man in black robe had a look of surprise on his face, but a hint of joy flashed deep in his eyes.
"Hmph, fellow Taoist, why do you have to pretend? Not long after Ji Hang's whereabouts were informed to you, the Luowang Chamber of Commerce secretly sent monks to search. Didn't you leak the clues about Ji Hang?" Liang Yan said lightly.
"Nonsense!"
The old man in black robe glared and said angrily: "In the Chamber of Commerce, we know that Ji Hang has twenty-two enshrinements in Chiyan Mountain, but I am not the only one! Why do you think I leaked the news?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiran sighed and said:
"There are indeed twenty-two people who know that Ji Hang is in Chiyan Mountain, but you are the only one who knows that Ji Hang is in Cangsong Cave in Chiyan Mountain, Uncle Hei!"
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