This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

"July 15th, is there a problem?" Ruoxue asked doubtfully.

"July 15th?"

Xiao Xingchen was lost in memories. Xiao Jianren's memories were fragmented, and one of them said...

I remember it was when he first arrived in Yong'an. A fire broke out there, and the ancestral temple that housed the Great Qian Feng Shui Map was destroyed by fire. Many important books were burned to the ground.

Because of this incident, a large number of officials were punished. Among the rumors was one that all the temple guards on duty that day had gathered at the Flower Language Pavilion, apparently because something had happened there. The temple guards who were supposed to be changing shifts all stayed at the Flower Language Pavilion to watch the commotion, which led to the temple being flooded.

This memory does not reveal the specific circumstances of the destruction of the ancestral temple, but how similar are the things that happened when the temple was guarded to what is happening now?

More importantly, if he remembered correctly, Ye Yunfeng was currently holding the position of Secretary, which happened to be an official in the ancestral temple.

Thinking this through, he realized that perhaps everything tonight was a ploy to attract the attention of certain people, whether it was Wu Xie or Zhan Wuqing; their real target might be the ancestral temple.

But the records in the ancestral temple are all traceable. If it were any important information, it would have been collected by the imperial palace long ago. If my guess is true, what exactly are they looking for?

"Ruoxue, are there any temple guards present among the officials currently on each floor?"

"The ancestral temple? Why are you asking about that? The ancestral temple is a low-ranking government office, and their officials are of very low rank. If they exist, they are only at the second level. I'll ask around for you."

"Okay, please help me verify whether there are any temple guards on site. Perhaps I can guess why Wu Xie and Zhan Wuqing staged this whole thing."

"Really?" Ruoxue's eyes lit up, and she immediately beckoned someone over.

"Go and get me the list of all the guests for tonight. Find out how many people from the ancestral temple are here."

"Okay, I'll go right now," Xiao Chun said without asking why, and headed downstairs.

After Xiaochun left, Ruoxue turned to Xiaoxingchen and asked directly,

"Why would you think of ancestral temples? They're places of worship, they have no value whatsoever. What would they want from them?"

"Besides being used for sacrifices, the ancestral temple also stores many valuable documents, as far as I know. If my guess is correct, they are after those documents."

Ruoxue frowned, pondered for a moment, and remained skeptical. What kind of ancient texts could the ancestral temple possibly contain? It only preserved things that the imperial palace had rejected.

Xiao Chun moved quickly; in just a moment, she came up with the list.

"Sister Xue, we found out. Today, there are people from the Ancestral Temple on the second floor, watching the excitement on the seventh floor. Ye Yunfeng is also a person with a sinecure position in the Ancestral Temple on the seventh floor. There are twelve people in total. Here is the list."

Ruoxue glanced at it briefly before casually tossing it to Xiaoxingchen.

"Take a look for yourself. Apart from Ye Yunfeng, they're all third-rate characters. You're not telling me that Zhan Wuqing is plotting against these people, are you?"

"If they wanted to target these people, they could make them all disappear with just a word. Your guess must be wrong."

Xiao Xingchen didn't check the names. He was just checking if anyone from the ancestral temple was there. If so, it meant the ancestral temple was going to catch fire tonight. What a coincidence that there was a gap in the shift change and the fire broke out?

Xiao Xingchen even considered that the ancestral temple wasn't heavily guarded, making it easy to sneak in. As for why Zhan Wuqing had come here, it was probably not only to attract attention but also to clarify his own intentions.

Wu Xie also seems to be making this plan.

This also suggests that the item in the ancestral temple must have been very important to them, so important that they couldn't allow anyone to discover that someone had broken in and taken it. Therefore, they used a large fire to cover it up.

With so many alibis, and the war commander probably meeting with important figures to create an alibi, he was almost certain that their real purpose was the ancestral temple.

He tried it out and found that his divine embryo was already operating on its own. After absorbing the power of the wine, the portion of divine embryo power he had lost in the fight with Wu Xie was replenished. At this moment, his body was full of power, and his stiff limbs had finally regained sensation.

After seeing that Ruoxue was still watching the seventh floor, Xiao Xingchen made a bold decision.

He wanted to take advantage of the darkness to explore the ancestral temple and see what was happening there.

On the seventh floor, Ye Yunfeng was facing off against Zhan Wuqing, and even the Eldest Princess had intervened. The two groups were locked in a fierce battle, and it was clear that a victor would not be decided quickly.

Even faint sounds could be heard; they wanted to have a match.

"Ruoxue,"

"Ok?"

"I need to go out for a bit. Are you coming with me or staying here?"

"I'll stay, huh? What did you say?"

Ruoxue was startled, then immediately came to her senses, her eyes showing shock as she carefully examined Xiao Xingchen.

“I told you I needed to go out to confirm my suspicions. Since your host wants to keep you by my side, I naturally had to let you know.”

"No, I mean, how are you going to get out? The effects of your medication haven't worn off yet; you won't be able to get out until dawn..."

Before Ruoxue could even react in surprise, Xiao Xingchen had already stood up on his own, and casually stretched.

"Thankfully, the effects of the alcohol have worn off after so long, and it feels great to be free to move around."

"Damn, what's going on? Why can you move now?"

Ruoxue got up in disbelief and circled around him, clicking her tongue in amazement.

"That's not the point. I'm asking you, do you want to come along? They won't be finished off anytime soon, so let's go and come back quickly. I have a feeling we can be the fishermen tonight."

Xiao Xingchen gently guided him, explaining that he had considered going himself to find out what the War Marshal's Mansion and Manghuang were up to in the capital. However, he then thought that since they had made such a commotion, there must be danger involved.

Ruoxue is an incredibly mysterious woman. Having her by your side can be surprisingly effective in critical moments, and if something unexpected happens, you'll have someone to protect you from disaster, right?

Therefore, he had to bring Ruoxue along to avoid any mishaps.

"you sure?"

Ruoxue looked doubtful.

"Wouldn't it be harmless for us to go and see for ourselves? But if it's true, do you know what that means?"

"I was very puzzled this time. Why would the Wilderness travel all the way to participate in the Poetry Immortal Gathering? The War General also returned to the capital at the same time. The Poetry Immortal Gathering has been held for so many years, when have we ever seen them interested? So they must have other plans. I can be sure that the Martial Emperor is also looking for their true purpose. If we find it, you know how valuable this news is without me having to tell you, right?"

"Most importantly, don't you think the War General's Mansion and the Wilderness seem to have a rather close relationship?"

After speaking, Xiao Xingchen was not in a hurry, giving Ruoxue enough time to consider, while he continued to recall his memories of Xiao Jianren, hoping to find some key information from them.