After being expelled from the sect, I became the villain mentor

It was almost time to leave, but Ling Cang still hadn't come back, so Yu Nian took a few of his disciples out to find Ling Cang and see what they were doing.

"Master Yu Nian, are you leaving? Where is Yu Shu?" Yu Nian and his group went out and happened to meet Ling Xing who was returning to the Ling Mansion.

"Ling Cang is out. I'm going to look for him. After we find him, we'll set off."

Ling Qing nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "Then Ling will not give you any more. Master Yu Nian, please bring back more jade trees when you have time in the future!"

Then, Yu Nian and his group left Ling Mansion in the wind and snow, and headed out of the city along the street leading to the gate of Junhong City.

There are restrictions on flying above many cities where monks live and where monks and mortals live together. In addition to facilitating the city's security management, it also expresses respect for the city lord and other monks living in the city.

It's just like the streets of the imperial city in mortal countries, where carriages and horses are restricted to avoid colliding with the emperor's carriage.

This kind of rule is very common in Zhongzhou, where rituals and laws are highly valued, but there is no such restriction in the Flower God Island in the south, which also reflects the differences in customs and rules in different regions.

As Yu Nian walked along the road, his eyes lingered on the city he was about to leave.

Because of the ice tide, there were few pedestrians on the streets. Most of the people who went out were wrapped in thick cotton clothes, wearing straw raincoats and hats, and left quickly with their necks hunched.

Most of the shops on both sides of the street have closed down due to poor business due to the lack of pedestrians.

Only a few shops selling cotton-padded clothes and bookstores selling pens, inkstones, and books are still open for business. Outside the bookstores, there are also small stalls selling some old books at a discount.

Yu Nian, who was passing by, accidentally caught a glimpse of a book on the stall about how to bring back the soul. She had an idea and picked up the half-new, half-old book.

Since I'm here, I might as well buy something to take back.

"Boss, how much is this?" Yu Nian casually flipped through the book on the soul-resurrection plan, then raised his head and asked.

It was a cheap little business. The old man watching the door was too lazy to open his mouth to answer. He sat in front of the fire with a serious face, squinting his eyes, stretched out his hand tucked into his sleeve, and slowly made the number five.

Yu Nian paid with a silver ingot and didn't ask for change. Instead, he asked directly, "Can you stay in the bookstore and read for a while?"

This was the only way to get to Ling Mansion. She planned to read a book while waiting for Ling Cang to come back. If she didn't see him after half an hour, it wouldn't be too late to go later.

Yu Nian was not afraid that Ling Cang would encounter any danger. He was being escorted by Qionghua, who was a demon beast in the late Jindan stage after all. Coupled with his powerful demon body, he was stronger than human cultivators of the same level, so it should be more than enough to protect Ling Cang.

"There are tables and chairs inside, please sit down." This time, the old man finally opened his mouth.

Yu Nian walked into the store with his three apprentices, found a well-lit place to sit down, and began to read the story of the Soul-Returning Plan again.

As she read on, her expression became more and more confused.

"Boss, why is there a chapter or page missing from your Soul Restoration Plan?"

Yu Nian flipped through the book, but found that the story of the Soul-Returning Plan only covered the battle between gods, demons and monsters. Mo Li stabbed Zi Han with his own hands, and left with the dead Zi Han in his arms, and that was the end of the story.

This is indeed similar to the adaptation of the play he had seen in the theater before.

"It's an old book, so it's normal to have missing chapters. There are still many new books on the shelf. Would you like to exchange one?" The boss raised his eyelids and pointed to Yu Nian. "The story of the Soul-Returning Plan is on the top shelf to your left."

Yu Nian nodded, walked to the bookshelf, tiptoed to take down a new book on the Soul-Restoring Plan, and sat down to read it.

However, this new book of soul-returning plan is the same as the old one. It only ends when Mo Li leaves with the dead Zi Han in his arms.

Yu Nian frowned slightly. He couldn't be so unlucky that both books he picked up were missing chapters or pages.

"Boss, why is this new book still missing chapters and pages?" Yu Nian turned to look at the boss and asked, holding up the new book.

The boss clearly didn't believe it. He raised his eyes and waved his hand, saying, "Absolutely impossible. Where is the signboard of our Wuwei Bookstore? The books we print are absolutely top-notch. How could there be a problem of missing pages?"

"It's really less. There's a lot less content than what I saw before."

Seeing Yu Nian's serious expression, the boss was no longer so determined and said, "Let me see it."

Yu Nian walked towards the boss and handed the book "Resurrection Plan" to him. After all, the boss was a man who had read a lot of books, so he just flipped through the book and put it down.

"Excellent printing, no more than a year old... There are no problems with the book, and no missing chapters or pages."

Yu Nian picked up the book and flipped to the end. "Boss, take a look again. The chapters where Mo Li took Zi Han away, refined the Seven Star Lamp to revive her, and the God of War Yuntian stopped and killed Mo Li are all gone..."

The boss looked at Yu Nian with a strange expression. "Miss, are you kidding me? I grew up reading stories about the Soul Returning Scheme. In all my years, I've never heard of you mentioning those things... You mean the Seven Star Lantern? Miss, are you confusing the legend of the Lingbing Clan with the Soul Returning Scheme?"

Hearing this, Yu Nian was stunned.

The owner began to brag about his family's bookstore, which had been handed down from generation to generation. "Hey, little brother, don't talk nonsense. Our Wuwei Bookstore has been open in Junhong City for over a thousand years. It's a time-honored brand. The sign is right here. We sell high-quality products at low prices. We're honest and trustworthy. How could there be a new book missing chapters or pages..."

"Boss, are you saying that this is all the story of the Soul-Restoring Plan?" Yu Nian interrupted the boss and asked anxiously.

"If you don't believe me, just ask around on the street. The story of the Soul-Returning Plan is very famous in our area. Everyone grew up listening to the story. If anyone says it's not true, I will compensate you ten times the price!" The boss patted his chest proudly.

Yu Nian was so shocked that he almost dropped the soul-resurrection plan in his hand.

What the boss said makes sense and is very convincing. When I think about it this way, the entire story of The Soul Returning Plan basically has a third party standing by and recording the story, but the subsequent part about the Seven Star Lamp is considered a secret. Apart from the protagonist of the story, how could there be a third party who would record the story?

As for the murals in the Snowy Origin, it's entirely possible that Ling Xiao told them to the Lingbing Clan, who then painted the entire story as a mural to preserve it...

As for whether the story of the Seven Star Lamp will be a sequel to the Soul Return Plan, it was spread from the Lingbing Clan. Yu Nian felt that this possibility was unlikely.

The origin of the Soul-Returning Plan in Ling Qing's hand is very suspicious.

If this is the true story of the Soul-Returning Plan, and there is no subsequent plot, then what about the book that Ling Qing showed him that day?

How did Ling Qing know the subsequent story of the Mysterious Legend, and where did he get the storybook?