Minglong

Chapter 101: The Gudu Sect’s Whitewashing Plan…

Outer city, Xiaoyao Cave.

Lin Wanyi was wearing a black dress with wide sleeves and a black gauze veil hat, covering herself tightly from head to toe. After making sure that no one noticed her on the street, she entered a fur shop and went up the stairs to the second floor.

Compared to the shop floor where miscellaneous items are piled up everywhere, the second floor is much tidier. There is a painting hanging on the wall with stars on it, but the moon is just a long and thin crescent, representing the image of a 'new moon'.

The new moon is the emblem of Queyue Villa.

Bu Hanying was a traveling incense master in Luojing. He was wearing a pair of reading glasses and flipping through a book at his desk. When he noticed Lin Wanyi coming upstairs, he quickly stood up and said:

"Wanyi girl, you are finally here."

Lin Wanyi took off her veil, revealing her beautiful face:
"Uncle Bu, are you waiting for me?"

"I've been waiting for you for two days!"

Bu Hanying gestured for Lin Wanyi to sit down, her eyes filled with lingering fear:
"You didn't reveal your witch cult identity to Xie Jinhuan, did you?"

Lin Wanyi didn't want to reveal it. Xie Jinhuan had figured it out himself, and he hadn't had the chance to tell his master about it yet. Seeing this, he blinked:
"Not yet, what's the matter?"

slap~
Bu Hanying slapped her thigh, her face full of the luck of escaping death:
"The night before yesterday, after I finished discussing things with the leaders of the major factions, I was stopped by Xie Jinhuan as I was leaving!

"He was tracking down the evil heretics, and his actions were swift and decisive. He had just found me, his uncle, and within an hour he had already killed that random cultivator from Antique Street!
"Luckily, my uncle was very shrewd and used both emotion and reason to persuade him to leave. Otherwise, if we had fought, it would have damaged the harmony between us..."

"..."

Lin Wanyi took a deep breath and felt that Xie Jinhuan was a little unkind, actually using her uncle as a tongue!

But considering Xie Jinhuan's style of doing things, it's really difficult for him. Uncle Bu should be in a mess now...

So I gave her some face...

Lin Wanyi didn't care much about it and asked curiously:
"What are Master Uncle and the major sects discussing?"

"Ah, it's about the Restoration Gu Du Sect."

Bu Hanying helped pour tea and sighed:

"After Taishu Dan's incident, the imperial court has tightened its watch on poison makers. People are afraid of getting into trouble, so they report anyone selling fake medicine to the government. This is not conducive to our preaching in the Central Plains.

"I've been looking through the histories of the major factions these days, and I think the problem lies in the 'name'.

"Look at the Daoist sects. Hidden Immortals, Alchemy Cauldrons, Divination, they all sound like immortals. There are also 'Taiyin Palace', 'Zihui Mountain' and so on, which also seem like famous and upright sects.

"And what about us? We're poisonous and venomous, and we're obviously not good people. Chilong Cave, Sanshi Cave, and so on. It sounds like we're just some random scoundrels on the evil path..."

Lin Wanyi actually feels the same way:
"Master, are you planning to change your name? How?"

Bu Hanying pushed his glasses and analyzed seriously:
"The word 'crescent moon' carries too much yin energy, sounding ominous and inappropriate. However, the sect's name should not lose its main purpose even if it is changed!
"So I think we can reverse the names, with 'Que' and 'Qian', and 'Yue' and 'Ri'. This will not only stay true to the original, but also sound less sinister..."

Qianri Villa...

Lin Wanyi sat up straighter, thinking this name was weird:

"Uh...the Chilong Cave and the Three Corpse Cave..."

"Just follow it."

Bu Hanying said excitedly:

"A dragon without horns is called a Chi, and a dragon without horns on its head is called a bald dragon, so the Chilong Cave can be renamed 'Bald Nest'.

"The Three Corpses refers to the three Dantians, with "田" being the same as "木", so the Three Corpses Cave can be renamed 'Sanmu Tun'..."

My mom...

Lin Wanyi felt that if this name was made public, the Gu Du Sect would be deserted immediately!
"What about the Gudu Sect?"

"Gu is an insect, and Du is a grass, so we are the 'Witch Cult Cordyceps Sect'. Just hearing that makes us sound like good people!"

"Hey?! This actually works!"

"Really? I'll write a letter to the owner later..."

……

When Lin Wanyi mentioned Cordyceps, she suddenly remembered something important and took out a list from her sleeve:
"I came here today to ask the villa to help collect some medicinal herbs. They must be delivered within ten days..."

Bu Hanying took the paper and took a quick look at it:
"Hmm...it's not a big deal. We'll talk about this later. There's something more important at the villa that needs your attention."

Lin Wanyi frowned:
"what's up?"

Bu Hanying stroked his beard and said, "Last autumn, didn't the owner of the manor and the head of Zihui Mountain run into each other in the Fire Phoenix Valley in southern Xinjiang?"

"I know this. Nangong Jianxian was poisoned by the master."

"What's this about love poison? That's just a rumor spread by the jianghu people."

Bu Hanying whispered to his friend

“At that time, the two of them were looking for Phoenix Feather Grass in order to enter the super-grade realm, but there was only one piece of this heavenly treasure, and it was Nangong Ye who guarded it first.

"Those who are capable of what God has created should obtain it. The owner of the manor couldn't give it up, so they started fighting. Although the owner of the manor practiced both witchcraft and martial arts, he was indeed inferior to the Taoist Yang Thunder Method in a head-on manner. Forced to do so, he used the 'Burning Immortal Gu'..."

"Ah?!" Lin Wanyi felt that the situation was not good when she heard this.

Love Gu can only torture people, but it won't kill them.

However, the 'Burning Immortal Gu' is different. It is an extremely yang poison, specially developed by Queyue Villa to deal with Taoists and Buddhists. The poison will burn the blood and essence. If the qi in the body is purely yang, suppressing it will be like adding fuel to the fire, and there is basically no solution.

"The results of it?"

"In the end, Nangong Ye was defeated and fled. The owner of the manor successfully obtained the Phoenix Feather Grass. I thought Nangong Ye would come to the manor to surrender afterward, but Nangong Ye was very stubborn. Not only did he not give in, he even chased after the owner and fought..."

Lin Wanyi frowned: "I remember being infected with the Immortal Burning Gu. I can only live for a year at most, right?"

"Yes, that's the problem."

Bu Hanying clapped his hands, his brows filled with distress:
"The owner of the manor is not a clay Buddha, and he didn't want to care about her life or death before.

“But Nangong Ye is the disciple of Qixia Zhenren, and he is also well-known in Daqian, with countless admirers.

"Even without mentioning the plan to re-enter the Central Plains, just the fact that she was poisoned to death by the manor owner alone would make all the cultivators in Daqian hate our Queyue Mountain Manor to the core. And the Dao Sect will definitely pay for this blood debt with blood..."

When Lin Wanyi heard this, she understood what he meant.

Nangong Ye is known as the "most beautiful woman in Taoism". Her Taoism is not the highest among the mountain masters, but her influence is indeed top-notch.

If this dream lover of all knights were to be killed by Queyue Villa, not to mention others, even Xie Jinhuan would be heartbroken.

But that's not the most important thing.

Ninety percent of the Daqian Taoist sect belongs to the Danding School, and they all descend from the same ancestor.

Nangong Ye learned from Qixia Zhenren and was already a core figure in the Danding School. His treasures were robbed by Queyue Villa and he was poisoned to death. If Lu Wuzhen does not pay for his blood debt with blood, how can he become the head of the Danding School in the future?

And her master definitely couldn't beat Lu Wuzhen. It was obviously not rational for him to create such a mortal enemy for some rare treasures.

"Then what should we do? The treasures of heaven and earth belong to those who are capable. Sect Leader Nangong hasn't snatched them away. Does that mean the owner of the manor has to beg her not to die?"

Bu Hanying was speechless, but still nodded:
“That’s pretty much it.

"Nangong Ye can die at the hands of anyone, but not at the hands of my Queyue Villa. Otherwise, when Patriarch Sikong comes out clean, we will have to continue to stay in southern Xinjiang and watch the monsters show their fangs.

“According to the owner of the manor, Nangong Ye heard about the appearance of evil spirits in Zihui Mountain a few days ago and suddenly returned to Daqian.

"You have some connections in Danyang. The owner of the manor wants you to think of some way to see if you can find someone to persuade her."

"Ah I?"

Lin Wanyi sat up straighter. "With my limited skills, how can I persuade Sect Leader Nangong? Linghu Qingmo and I are not even familiar with each other. Besides, how can I bring this up?"

Bu Hanying sighed softly, "The owner of the manor knows this is a difficult matter, but there's nothing he can do. Nangong Ye is as stubborn as a bull. Last month, the owner had already lowered his stance and was ready to shake hands and make peace privately, but Nangong Ye just said, 'Hand over the Phoenix Feather Grass first, and then apologize respectfully, otherwise we'll fight to the death.'"

"Don't you think this is cheating? This is the first time I've seen someone so arrogant even though they're inferior in skills. Secretly poisoning someone isn't a skill? Shouldn't the owner of the manor have considered the overall situation and killed her on the spot..."

Lin Wanyi blinked her eyes and felt that it was not Nangong Ye who was being arrogant, but the entire Danding Sect.

Her master obviously did not consider the overall situation, but stole the treasure and poisoned someone to death. The person poisoned was the most beautiful woman in Taoism. This attracted too much hatred and she was worried about becoming the public enemy of Daqian.

"How long will Fairy Nangong have?"

"There are still two or three months left, but she definitely won't dare to get angry in the near future."

Bu Han English emphasizes:

"Right now, the owner of the manor and Nangong Ye are competing in determination to see who will give in first due to the pressure.

"After all, the owner of the manor is the second-in-command of the Wu League. If he can't afford to offend the Taoist sect and make them surrender and apologize, how can he gain a foothold in Southern Xinjiang in the future? So, in this matter, the only way is to find a way to make Nangong Ye surrender."

Lin Wanyi blinked: "What if Sect Leader Nangong would rather die than surrender?"

Bu Hanying looked around, leaned closer and whispered:

"Let's talk about this in private. If Nangong Ye refuses to surrender, the owner of the manor will have no choice but to consider the overall situation and come here in person to apologize. We can't let this matter cause the Danding Sect and the Gudu Sect to split and fight to the death."

Lin Wanyi tutted her lips: "Then Sect Leader Nangong will definitely not give in. We all know that we dare not kill her. If she gives in, isn't she asking for trouble?"

"Is that why I asked you to think of a solution?"

Bu Hanying sighed: "If you can find a way to persuade Nangong Ye, you will be credited as the first meritorious service in the sect, and from now on you will be the 'Saintess' of Queyue Villa."

The Holy Maiden of the Witch Cult means the heir.

Lin Wanyi is currently a direct descendant of the inner sect. Regardless of her status or strength, she is not qualified to be the owner of the villa. She has never thought that she can inherit Queyue Villa and become the ancestor.

But since my master suddenly gave me this opportunity, I must fight for it if I can.

This way, Queyue Villa will be able to clear its name. Her background is no worse than Linghu Qingmo's...

"Hmm... I'll try to figure it out."

"Alright, we need to hurry up. The owner of the manor didn't say anything, but he must be anxious in his heart..."

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(End of this chapter)