Chapter 155
Chapter 155
"This is the book that the headmaster gave me. It was all written by him personally."
Originally, this was the compensation given to me by Master Di Ling together with the leader's token so that I could take my abilities to a higher level, but I didn't expect to use it for such a purpose.
"If it works, you'll have done a great service to Baili Shun. If it doesn't, you might even be able to gain some favor from Qingyun. Why not?"
Lin Ruojin moved closer to Ji Yun, and her deliberately lowered voice floated softly beside Ji Yun's ears, causing Ji Yun to involuntarily shrink his shoulders.
He held his breath inconspicuously so that he wouldn't have to smell the fragrance emanating from the enchanting woman and avoid blushing without knowing it.
"Ji Yun, I want you to immediately copy out an invitation letter according to Master Di Ling's handwriting after you return. Just write these few words on it..."
Ji Yun's face was filled with shock. He could understand every word the woman said, but he couldn't understand them all when they were put together.
"You don't have to care about the deep meaning. You just need to copy these words vividly. They will find out the hidden things themselves. If you say too much, you will make more mistakes and get into trouble."
She thought about it again and again, and just to be on the safe side, she distributed some of the chips she had placed on the two deputy heads.
This is the only thing she can do far away in Qingyun.
The only thing I can do for him.
Ji Yun left very quickly, and now Lin Ruojin was the only one left in Qingyun.
She cleaned up the house and went outside to inquire. According to the disciples who were chatting, Bi Ruyue led people to conduct a sweeping search of Chongling today, but did not find the thief she said had ulterior motives.
The thin male disciple was sweeping the floor while speaking to the female disciple who was pruning peach branches beside him: "I heard that the master got really angry today and punished the two disciples who were guarding Chongling severely!"
The female disciple sighed and stared at the half-trimmed branch in silence for a long time.
After a long while, she finally started to grumble as if complaining.
"Hey... Yesterday, because he made the low-level disciples practice less than half an hour of flying swords, my fellow Daoist brother was punished to the Teaching Law Department and received ten lashes. When I went to see him yesterday, his back was badly swollen, but he still had to lead the disciples in practice."
"Ah? Ten whips..."
From his surprised tone, one could also hear that he disapproved of Bi Ruyue's action.
Since she took over Qingyun, the methods and rules have become increasingly strict.
Everyone lived very carefully and cautiously. Sometimes when Lin Ruojin passed by the Ministry of Justice, he could hear the screams of pain coming from inside.
Although there were some excessive actions, everyone inexplicably agreed with them. Apart from hearing a few complaints occasionally, they all followed the instructions seriously the rest of the time.
If some disciples were depressed and neglected their cultivation, Bi Ruyue would personally call them into the main hall and speak some profound truths to them. When they came out, they were all in high spirits, as if they had endless energy!
After returning to the house, Lin Ruojin calculated the time and took out the communication paper crane that Tu Hong had given her.
After a long while, Tu Hong's voice finally sounded faintly.
"Little girl, are you okay?"
Lin Ruojin hummed, "Have you found any clues or the whereabouts of the leader?"
At this time, Tu Hong was holding a paper crane and looking around in Master Di Ling's side room. He was already anxious because he found nothing, and when he heard Lin Ruojin's words, he became even more annoyed and sat directly on the cold table.
"Nothing, not even a useful piece of paper, let alone a person."
"Where is Deputy Sect Leader Yunyan? What did she find out?"
Speaking of Yunyan, Tu Hong was also wondering why he couldn't get in touch with her for a long time since they separated.
Tu Hong had a bad feeling in his heart and scratched his scalp a few times to suppress his growing uneasiness and anxiety. Tu Hong was about to continue speaking when he heard Lin Ruojin's voice coming out of the paper crane again.
"Master, you two have been with him for many years, so you naturally know his habits and preferences. Why don't you think about it, has the master ever mentioned any secret doors or secret passages? Or any place or thing that he cannot openly mention in front of Bi Ruyue and you two?"
Secret door, secret passage?
Tu Hong thought about it and remembered that there was a place he had not looked for. He slapped his head and his voice became much louder.
"Thanks for your reminder, little girl. I almost forgot about that!"
Tu Hong turned off the communication, quickly got up and went to the bookshelf in his senior brother's bedroom. On it were neatly arranged Qingyun Miscellaneous Records. According to his previous memory, Tu Hong raised his hand, moved the top bundle of books, and pressed the familiar mechanism.
With a click, the bookshelf quickly disappeared before his eyes.
A wooden door suddenly appeared on the empty and smooth wall, and Tu Hong pushed the door open and walked in.
This secret room actually has no other use, and Master Di Ling did not hide it from them.
Master Di Ling once said in person that he wanted to use this secret room to store the child's things, and no one except himself could enter.
The secret room was pitch black. Tu Hong twisted his index finger and a beam of fire leaped out from his fingertips. As he moved, it slowly floated into the air, burning vigorously.
The firelight illuminated the secret room that could only accommodate three wooden cabinets and a wooden table.
The secret room that had not seen the light for many years was still quite clean. There was only a thin layer of dust floating on the surface, which was almost negligible. It seemed that Master Diling must have come here often.
Among the books in the collection, apart from the books on spiritual practice, there are more books filled with notes about the person's past life.
Tu Hong casually opened a bamboo slip spread out on the wooden table and took a quick glance at it.
Just one glance made him alert.
He quickly unfolded the second and third volumes piled next to him. The contents on them forced him to put aside his carefree attitude and read them carefully.
"What is this? How could Qingyun have such a thing?" Tu Hong rubbed his eyes in disbelief and muttered to himself, "Could it be that Senior Brother deliberately hid it here?"
The handwriting on the wooden slips was extremely familiar, it was written by Master Di Ling. Tu Hong could even imagine his taciturn senior brother sitting at the desk and writing stroke by stroke with great concentration in this secret room filled with the aura of Master Di Ling.
"Brother, what on earth have you been hiding from us? Why do I feel like I've never seen the real you..."
As if he had been hit hard by a club, Tu Hong was so shocked by the contents on the wooden slip that he felt cold all over. The slip was almost deformed by his pinching.
He had never been so surprised when he fought with swords on the battlefield and was betrayed and attacked by his beloved brother!
He was distracted for a moment and did not notice that outside the secret room, a series of subtle footsteps were gradually approaching him.
'Click.'
A slight sound suddenly occurred, and Tu Hong came back to his senses instantly.
He concealed his breath, extinguished the flames, collected the wooden slips and put them back in place. Then he hid behind the cabinet, staring at the crack in the door of the secret room without blinking.
The location of the secret room was only known to Master Di Ling, him, and Yun Yan. Yun Yan and his senior brother were not here, so the person who came in at this time could only be...
Da da da--
It seemed as if someone was walking back and forth outside the secret room door. The sound became smaller and smaller, so small that even Tu Hong had to prick up his ears to distinguish it carefully.
Just when Tu Hong was ready to take action, he suddenly heard a chuckle coming from outside.
Tu Hong was stunned, and the spiritual energy gathered in his hands suddenly dissipated. He looked uncertainly at the crack in the door that was being violently opened little by little, and a dazzling white light penetrated through the crack and broke into the dark secret room!
The secret room was getting brighter and brighter. The other party seemed to be teasing and threatening. The gap that separated them inch by inch was wearing away the heart of the person hiding in the dark.
In this tiny gap, there was a dark figure with backlight, casting a creepy gaze from outside to inside.
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