Chapter 37: Searching for the Source of the Epidemic, Zhou Xin and Li Qi on Jiulong Island

  Taiyi True Man is naturally the transformation of Zhang Emperor Xin. If not, he would not use such a sneaky trick. On the other hand, Yang Ren, although he made his move, looked embarrassed and put away the Five Fire Seven Fowl Fan, saying: "Your Majesty, is this matter too..."

  Zhang Di Xin naturally knew Yang Ren Gu, he was under the Qingxu Daode Zhenjunmen, and Taiyi Zhenren should be called "Shibo" in terms of generation. However, at this time, he actually came to insult Taiyi's reputation, which made him feel uneasy in his heart. It can also be said that Taiyi Zhenren was destined to be unlucky, Zhang Di Xin didn't have any powerful magic weapons, even if he had some, they would just be golden bricks or the Nine Dragon God Fire Shield. No one else could take the blame for Taiyi, not even if Emperor Xing wanted to frame Ci Hang Dao Ren, he couldn't get his hands on that Jade Purification Bottle, and even if he wanted to make him take the fall, it wouldn't work.

  Zhang Di Xin originally wanted to mourn for Tai Yi Zhen Ren for three minutes, but saw a five-colored light rushing towards him, and the person chasing behind was actually Yin Yuan Tian Jiang!

  "Halt! You wicked creature, where are you escaping to!" Zhang Emperor Xin shouted loudly, his long sleeves fluttering as he did so. Wu Guang saw this and didn't wait for him to cast a spell before rushing into the sleeve, panting heavily and blaming the Son of Heaven for forgetting about the multitude of ghosts.

  It seems that Zhang Emperor Xin had the same intention, only teaching Wu Gui to lure away Yin Yuan Tian Jiang, but forgetting to provide relief, so that Wu Gui escaped back desperately, and was also seriously injured.

  "Jin De Dao friend, I've been chasing this thing for a long time, but you managed to snatch the bargain!" Yin Yuan Tian said with a smile as he turned to Zhang Di Xin, his eyes shifting towards Yang Ren, "But I wonder who this Dao friend is?"

  "Xiao Dao Qianyuan Mountain Taiyi True Man's door, this time coincidentally met Shifu, specially came to pay respects." Yang Ren was also clever and saw that Taiyi had a black pot on his back, so he followed along with the lie. Zhang Emperor Xin was surprised, this person seemed dull but actually had such wisdom, must be a talented person!

  Jin De Dao people, although serving in the heavenly court, are also under the Yu Xuan Gate, the third generation of disciples of the Zhuang Jiao. Seeing him naturally wants to respectfully call out "Shifu", Yin Yuan listened to this and didn't mind, instead smiled and said: "This child's appearance is quite unusual, waiting for the future, there will definitely be a move."

  Zhang Di Xin nodded in agreement on the side, but was actually calculating in his heart. Earlier, he had eliminated Jin De Dao Ren and used up the Huo Mei. At this moment, it was too late to retrieve it, so his hands were empty. Even if Yin Yuan Tian Jiang was in front of him, he couldn't make a move, and could only secretly glance at Yang Ren with a meaningful look.

  Yang Renzhi knew that once he set out on this path, there would be no turning back. So he steeled himself and quietly led the Silver Dollar Heavenly General to a secluded spot behind his back. With an object in hand, he secretly took it out and seized the opportunity to slap it onto the Silver Dollar's back!

  "This... Golden De... you... you..." Yin Yuantian's smile had not yet faded when he felt a severe pain in his heart, and his entire cultivation seemed to have dissipated, unable to muster even a single thread of divine power!

  "Concentrate your spirit! You are Qingxu..." Yinyuan Tian's words had barely left his lips when he collapsed to the ground, exhausted, and seven-tenths of his soul departed, leaving him without any power to return.

  "This matter must leave no trace." Yang Ren said, and with a wave of his hand, the silver body disintegrated, leaving only a wisp of clear air in the sky, which dispersed instantly.

  Yang Ren handled the matter calmly, leaving no trace. Although he was thinking for the emperor, it was also for himself. The silver yuan Tian will be able to say what this thing is. If he lets him escape, the mountain gate may be in danger. Zhang Emperor Xin knew his difficulties and didn't want to make any more obstacles, so he let him do it.

  Jin De and Yin Yuan may be dead, but Zhang Di Xin knew that these two were the leaders, but they didn't know who was poisoning them. Yang Ren Gu didn't even take a break from his boat and carriage fatigue, searching through the palace all night, but found nothing significant.

  "Your Majesty, isn't it that this person's poisoning skills are too high, and I couldn't detect it?" Yang Ren had almost turned the Wude Palace upside down, but he had nothing to show for it, and his brow furrowed in concern. "This poison is colorless and odorless, where could it be?"

  Colorless and odorless! Zhang Di Xin heard this, his brain suddenly lit up, colorless and odorless in this world except for air is water source!

  Zhang Di Xin didn't say much, hastily pulling Yang Ren out to search, until they reached the well in the palace. Only then did he stop: "Look at the water, if I'm not mistaken, it must be a disaster from the water source."

  Yang Ren nodded, scooped up some well water, and sniffed it lightly between his nostrils. He didn't wrinkle his brow: "Your Majesty is wise; this thing must be something in the water. Although it's colorless, it has a faint fishy smell."

  "Just as the cause of the disease may have been found, it cannot be cured. The water in Chao Ge City is vast, with at least two rivers, Qi and Wei, and countless small streams. Even the water in the palace has more than a thousand sources." Yang Ren heard clearly, and his heart was also worried. If he were to investigate one by one, it would take at least a year or two to find the source. By then, Chao Ge City might have been deserted.

  "This is not urgent, you just make good preparations, I have a wonderful method." Zhang Emperor Xin said, transforming into Jin De's appearance, "You say to see the original immortal, are they coming out or not?"

  "Haha, Your Majesty is wise, but I, a humble subject, am foolish!" As soon as Yang Ren saw Zhang Emperor Xin's appearance, he couldn't help but understand the implication...

  The next day, Zhang Disheng transformed into a Jin De Dao person early in the morning. To avoid startling the snake by hitting the grass, he only let Yang Ren follow from afar and went alone to search everywhere.

  Chang'an City faces Yunmeng Mountain to the west and Guling Mountain to the north, with a natural terrain of high northwest and low southeast. Emperor Zhang had just returned from Yunmeng Mountain, where there was no epidemic at that time. This time, he chose to go to Guling Mountain first.

  The ancient spirit mountain peak is verdant, far away from the view, two mountain ranges stretch out, one side like a tiger, one side like a dragon, corresponding to each other, in the middle a waterfall hangs straight down, separated by several miles, and the sound of water falling can already be heard.

  The mountains are green with cypress and bamboo, the maples are red and the willows are green. Since it's still early, the clouds and mist in the mountains are dense and unclear, adding a touch of mystery to the scene.

  Zhang Di Xin had the intention to appreciate the mountain scenery, but his footsteps were hurried. Whenever he encountered a stream, he would cross it, and whenever he encountered water, he would wade through it. At that time, he had already walked for a long time, yet still had no gains. Could it be that he was mistaken, and the source was not in this mountain after all?

  "Jin De Dao friend, how did you get here?" Zhang Di Xin was still in a daze, but didn't expect someone to ask him a question. "We met just a few days ago, how did you arrive again after just a few days?"

  "Haha……this is a rare pleasure, just as I've found a fine wine to share with fellow Taoists." Zhang Emperor Xin raised his head and saw that the person was wearing a green robe, had a blue complexion, and a streak of blood red on their forehead, clearly an unusual appearance.

  "Kind Daoist friend, I'll call my junior brother to come and share this wine with us." Zhang Emperor Xin was delighted upon hearing this, thinking that he would try to probe a bit more to see if there were any other people. Since you directly said it out, then I'll follow your lead. This is indeed the case of 'treading on iron shoes without searching for a place', and getting everything without putting in any effort."

  That person saw Zhang Emperor Xin smile, and didn't think much of it. He muttered a spell under his breath, and in a short while, a red-haired silver-bearded man rushed over: "Master brother, why did you call me?"

  The Taoist in the green robe smiled and said, "Brother Jin De has come to know of your illness in the mountains and has specially come to visit you. This fine wine from the Jade Pool, can't we brothers share it together?"

  "Haha……it's still Brother Jinde who is kind-hearted, unlike that Silver Yuan fellow, even an iron rooster can't pluck a single feather from him." The red-haired and silver-bearded man said with a grin, then sat down casually. "Brother Jinde, it would be better if you had sent someone to deliver the food and wine, why bother coming in person and going to such trouble?"

  "Without toil, without trouble, yet I don't know how the plague is going?" After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes, Zhang Emperor Xin slowly brought it up, "Just now when I went to Chao Ge, I didn't see anyone sick, could it be that there's a problem with the source of the plague?"

  "What do you mean by these words!" The man in green robe, upon hearing this, became annoyed and stepped onto the stone, saying "I am Jiulong Island, how can I be a vain reputation! I am Zhou Xin, although my cultivation is not satisfactory, I am also a famous person, how can I not handle such a small matter!"

  Jiulong Island? Isn't that the immortal mountain of Lü Yue, the Plague God? Zhang Emperor Xin was shocked in his heart, and seeing the two men's appearance, he knew that they were Lü Yue's disciples, one was Zhou Xin and the other was Li Qi. This plague must have been spread by these two people.

  "Haha... Zhou Xindao, my friend, is joking, but this time I'm only asking to inquire about the plague. Is there a way to save people from it?" Zhang Emperor Xin asked with ulterior motives, trying to trick him into revealing a method to rescue people. However, unexpectedly, Li Qichang waved his sleeve and said: "This kind of epidemic is a small matter, many people can cure it. If our master hadn't instructed us to avoid harming lives, we wouldn't have used this minor plague to tarnish the reputation of Jiulong Island!"

  Zhou Xian saw Zhang Di Xin ask such a question and raised an eyebrow: "The thing that Jin De Dao friend brought earlier, has it been taken back?"

  Only a ghost would know what you want! Zhang Emperor Xin heard this and burst out laughing, pretending to be drunk: "This time I came in such a hurry, but I forgot the friend's thing, next time, next time I will definitely remember!"

  "Haha, fellow Taoist is so forgetful......" Zhou Xin replied as he pulled Li Qi up and jumped three zhang away, raising his hand to strike with a whip!

  Zhang Di Xin had wanted to ask more questions, but unexpectedly Zhou Xin suddenly attacked. Before he could react, a crimson whip, mixed with rolling blood energy, had already struck his chest!

  "I never asked for anything from you, who are you!" Zhou Xian had long been suspicious of Zhang Di's identity. Jin De Dao Ren had left the day before yesterday and said that he would test him for a few days. This time, his words were full of loopholes, how could he not know!

  "Ah!" The whip landed on his body, and a green smoke rose. Zhang Emperor Xin felt pain all over his body. Where the whip landed, it was as if thousands of maggots had been born, and he couldn't bear the pain!

  Zhang Di Xin originally wanted to scheme against others, but didn't think he would be schemed against instead. Zhou Xin burst out laughing and swung his whip again: "This is the Dispersing Plague Whip, you will die here, and it's only fitting for you!"

  The whip had not yet fallen, when suddenly a gust of wind arose beside Zhou Xin, and a flame shot out from within, directly blocking the scattered whip: "Zhou Xin! Spare my fellow's life!"

  "I said it was you! It's actually you, Yang Ren!" Lü Yue Xing said with a plague, Qing Xu Dao De Zhen Jun but did a rescue medical treatment, the two masters were not compatible, Zhou Xin and Yang Ren, naturally also had a bad relationship. "Today you want to save people, then let's see who's better!"

  As soon as Zhou's voice fell, a bell rang out. Li Qi took out an object that inflated in the wind and grew to be several feet high in an instant. It was covered with poisonous plants and insects, surrounded by a dark green aura. In the blink of an eye, it flew towards Yang Ren.

  "Pestilence Bell!" Yang Ren shouted loudly, this thing was a treasured object of Lü Yue, not to mention touching it, even being disturbed by that slight air would cause toxic gas to spread all over the body, in an instant, one could turn into a dry corpse!

  "It's fine if you know! Today, the two of you will stay here and keep company with Gu Ling Mountain!" Li Qi shouted, his mouth chanting incantations, the bell spinning more vigorously, black smoke billowing out in all directions, dispersing instantly!

  PS: Today is Qixi Festival, wish everyone a happy Qixi Festival. Those who have boyfriends or girlfriends can have fun together, those who don't can enjoy the Singles' Day. Wishing all lovers become siblings (just kidding), wishing everyone harmony and beauty!