Chapter Eighty-Three Drawing Lots

  Ye Wushuang exclaimed with delight: "The Northern Continent's Plateau has many places that are covered in ice and snow all year round, and there's also the Tian Shan Yaochi, volcanic hot springs... so many fun places."

  Bai Mudo said: "Beizhou is a land of Buddhism and Taoism, with many famous monks and Taoists since ancient times. However, Beizhou is a country with a strong government but poor people, the emperor is tyrannical and cruel, the people are miserable. In the past ten years, there have been over a hundred uprisings (whether it's violent or rebellious, you know what I mean). Many refugees fled to Qingzhou, where the emperor is kind and benevolent, and accepted them as citizens. This has led to even more refugees fleeing Beizhou, which has made the Beizhou court very dissatisfied, and they are at odds with Qingzhou, with intentions of going to war. I heard that the Qingzhou court is currently sending an envoy to Zhongzhou to form an alliance."

  The Dragon Palace Inspection Envoy, Zhang Chenglong, said on the side: "When I came to Zhongzhou, I had already heard that Qingping Gate secretly hid two women, and the Emperor of Beizhou was furious. One million imperial guards were sent to Qingping Gate. Also, due to the chaos in Beizhou, the people were dissatisfied, and there were rumors of an evil cult spreading." This evil cult is not a heretical sect, but rather one that uses absurd theories about gods and ghosts to widely recruit followers. In history, many such cults have emerged when the people are dissatisfied with the imperial court. However, there are also many differences among these cults. For example, during the Qing dynasty, the White Lotus Sect used the name of the Holy Mother and raised the banner of "Supporting the Qing and destroying the foreigners." The famous slogan of Zhang Jiao was "The world is already dead, and the year is in the cycle of Jiazi." It cannot be said that all are bad. For example, the Ming dynasty, which overthrew the Yuan dynasty, had a predecessor with religious color - the Mingjiao.

  When it comes to cults, the four people of Yunqingmen immediately thought of Guimen. The disciples of Guimen do not need high cultivation or roots and talents, as long as they recognize the method, receive the skull from the master, and kill some people to practice the vengeful soul flag. However, Guimen cannot be involved in civil wars because after the disciples cultivate, they will lose some of their nature and become bloodthirsty and selfish. But if there are enough Guimen believers in Beizhou, it will be very difficult to eradicate them in the future.

  Zhang Chenglong did not receive the news of Guimen's comeback, and today he heard the four people say this, frowning: "It seems that I need to investigate Xunlong Palace more urgently. Four of you, this time Zi Xiao Temple entrusted me with a task, of course, I cannot refuse. Since I am in charge, I hope Yunqing Gate will only send one person."

  Lin Fang curiously asked: "Why?"

  Zhang Chenglong said, "This is also the intention of Purple Cloud True Person." Zhang Chenglong had a lot of experience and knew what Purple Cloud True Person was thinking. Purple Cloud True Person was worried that Yun Qing Men or Lei Shan would send too many people, which would lead to trouble and ultimately shift the blame to Qing Ping Men. From Purple Cloud True Person's attitude, it was clear that there was distrust towards fellow Taoists. It wasn't an unfounded rumor either - Yun Qing Men didn't have ambitions for dominance, but the current leader of Lei Shan had great talent and strategy, and might not be unwilling to compete for the title of First Orthodox Sect. The Demon King had interacted with Purple Cloud True Person before taking office and discovered that he was not a conservative ruler. As a result, the Demon Sect became closer to Yun Qing Men and Lei Shan. The Demon King believed that the Purple Bamboo Pavilion was strong on the surface but weak inside due to its transmission and hierarchical system - even without external invasion, it would inevitably fall into internal strife within a hundred years.

  Zhang Chenglong added: "You can choose one person, and I will explain to Nan Zhou Lei Shan and Yunzhou Tian Kunmen first." Tian Kunmen, Purple Bamboo Temple and Lei Shan are the top three orthodox sects.

  Zhang Chenglong left, and Ye Wushuang and others looked at Lin Fan. The master had instructed that if something happened, they should listen to Lin Fan's opinion. Currently, all three of them wanted to go, but there was only one spot available. Lin Fan smiled and took out three beans from the Qiankun Ring: "Guess the beans! Whoever guesses correctly can go. No using divine sense allowed." Everyone wants to go, so it's up to luck now.

  Lin Fan picked up the purple sand teapot on the table, put a certain number of beans in it, pinched it with his left hand, and shook the purple sand teapot with his right hand for a while. He then placed the teapot on the table: "Who's first?"

  "Me!" Ye Wushuang didn't hesitate and shouted first: "One." Too silly, there was only the sound of one bean hitting.

  "White Shepherd?" Lin Fan looked at White Shepherd and then pointed: "Also, don't use the Copper Plate Divine Calculation."

  Bai Mu hurriedly picked up the copper plate and thought for a moment: "I originally wanted to guess one, but since it's Wú Shuāng who guessed, I'll guess two."

  "The old rock replied, 'Three.'"

  "......" Lin was stunned for a moment: "You can observe carefully and think again, why is there only one voice? Since there is only one voice, isn't it wrong to guess two or three?"

  Ye Wushuang was overjoyed: "That's the one." After speaking, he picked up the lid: "Ah, where did the bean go? Lin Fan, you cheated!"

  "I knew you'd guess one, so I teased you on purpose, but I didn't think they would guess two or three." Ye Wushuang absolutely couldn't go, according to past experience, Ye Wushuang's first move was always the Thunderclap Shocking Light Technique that killed both enemies and allies. It had been said a million times before, but this girl still wouldn't change. It was one thing if it were just their own people, but when it affected companions, causing them to get hurt or even die, how could they explain themselves? So Lin Fan deliberately lured Ye Wushuang into the trap.

  Ye Wushuang's eyes blazed with anger: "You must have used magic!"

  Lin Fan reluctantly put a bean into the teapot, then grasped the top of the teapot with his right hand and shook it. As he turned the teapot over and placed it back on the table, the lid opened slightly, and the bean rolled onto Lin Fan's right hand. Lin Fan placed the teapot back on the table, and with a grasp of his right hand, he caught the bean in his palm.

  Lin Fan said, "Since there's only one sound, I think Gu Yan and Bai Mu will think about why that is, then they'll see the two beans in my left hand and the one bean in my right hand. From that, they can infer that there are no beans inside the teapot."

  Bai Mu said with embarrassment: "I just stared at the teapot."

  "Because of concentration and forgetfulness, seeking the root and discarding the end, it seems to be the right path, but without the end, how can we begin?"

  You've gone mad, and you want me to understand? Lin Fan said: "Since that's the case, I'll have to go myself."

  Ye Wushuang indignantly said: "Why can't I go?" She also saw that Lin Fan just wanted to eliminate her, and the other two were free to choose.

  "Imagine you and your companions from the Tiankun Gate and Leishan Sect are traveling together, when suddenly a giant demonic eagle swoops down from the trees on the side, what would you do?"

  Ye Wushuang pulled out a scroll: "Thunderclap Flash Technique... how's that? My speed in pulling out scrolls is extremely fast now, guaranteed to keep the enemy at bay, take this first move."

  "The problem is that you're using the Thunderclap Flash technique, originally four or five people were supposed to work together to take down a large eagle, but now it's just you against a blind eagle."

  "......" Ye Wushuang helplessly said: "If you're not going then just don't go."

  Bai Miao smiled: "Wu Shuang, you can change this habit."

  Ye Wushuang frowned in distress: "I've tried it before, but as soon as I get anxious, I'll accidentally release the Thunderclap Flash Technique first."

  Bai Mu glanced at Lin Fan, it was a psychological habit. Just like an instinct, when people are in a sudden situation, they can't think, it's just an instinctive reaction.

  Gu Yan said calmly: "Then bother Lin Fan, junior brother."

  Lin Fan didn't think much of it and replied, "I don't dare."