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Just as she was racking her brains trying to figure out how to prove Xu Gu's evil deeds, Li Chang'an slowly walked towards the old Taoist Xu Gu.
“Master Jinlian, those nuns know nothing. Let Xugu explain himself.”
A sly glint flashed in Xu Gu's eyes, but he feigned an innocent expression. However, when he saw the book that Li Chang'an took out from his storage artifact, his face turned somewhat pale.
"Uncle-Master, Uncle-Master... save me!"
Li Chang'an opened the yellowed book, tore off a piece of paper, which caught fire in the wind and then turned to ashes.
A voice came from the sky, and when Master Xugu heard it, his mind went completely blank.
A gentleman... should be sincere.
Chapter 262 Curious Child Li Miaozhen, Tragic Youth Li Lingsu
Upon hearing these four words, Xu Gu's expression turned extremely pained. He tried his best to hide his panic, but his pretense of composure crumbled involuntarily.
He looked both amused and exasperated, which was quite comical.
"A gentleman should be honest... and so should a common man."
As the paper burned out, eight words drifted out. A hint of joy flashed in Li Miaozhen's bright eyes, while Daoist Jinlian seemed somewhat surprised.
This is the Confucian principle of words becoming law. In the fifth grade of Confucianism, one can use the "Six Virtues of a Gentleman". At the fourth grade, one can use them at will, but one may suffer backlash.
The book that Li Chang'an took out contained the abilities of a sixth-rank Confucian scholar, who could put the abilities of Confucianism and other systems into writing and record them in the book for use at any time.
When Jinlian and Li Miaozhen saw Li Chang'an take out this book, they both guessed that he must have some Confucian friends.
In fact, this is all due to Li Chang'an's own abilities. Because of the system, he cultivates three systems at the same time: Confucianism, Taoism, and martial arts. However, he plans to temporarily hide the Confucian system.
He is not a scholar, and now that he is revealing his abilities in this area, it is really too shocking and will attract the attention of some experts.
Therefore, he drew the book himself, so that he could use the abilities of Confucianism while concealing his Confucian cultivation.
Li Chang'an, through his spiritual eyes, could see that Jinlian's affection for him was fifty, while Li Miaozhen's was sixty, indicating that neither of them harbored any hostility towards him.
Li Miaozhen had long admired the reputation of the Golden Eagle Hero. Upon meeting him, she had an affection level of forty. The sixty increase after meeting him was due to his good looks and the fact that his words carried the weight of the book.
After all, once this page from the Confucian classics was taken out, Xu Gu could no longer lie. Even if he was unwilling, he could only tell the truth.
As for Master Jinlian, if his emotional value wasn't so high, Li Chang'an would have already dragged Li Miaozhen away and run away.
After a change of events in the sect of Daoist Jinlian, he then established the Heaven and Earth Society.
If Li Chang'an wasn't mistaken, he was indeed looking for talented young people to join the Heaven and Earth Society, so that once these promising talents had grown up, they could help him clean up his own ranks.
In the original novel, both Li Lingsu and Li Miaozhen received fragments of the Earth Book from Daoist Jinlian. Li Chang'an speculated that Daoist Jinlian gave the fragments to the two of them around this time.
Li Chang'an's reputation is now comparable to Li Miaozhen's, and he may have already replaced Li Lingsu's original position in the heart of Master Jinlian, so his emotional value is also quite high.
The fragments of the Earth Book are valuable items. Not only are they magical artifacts that can store living people, but they can also connect with some key characters in the original work, such as the aloof and beautiful Princess.
This future Empress of Great Feng was a crucial part of Li Chang'an's plan to rise to power in this world.
Having been emperor for two lifetimes, Li Chang'an wanted to live a more carefree life in this one, but he couldn't open the gate of reincarnation unless he reached the pinnacle of power.
Therefore, Li Chang'an has decided to be the man standing behind Empress Huaiqing, pushing her to create an unprecedented grand event.
In this way, he could control the highest power in the world, with a strong and diligent empress in charge of daily affairs. The empress would take care of everything; it couldn't be more carefree.
Therefore, Li Chang'an was determined to bring this old Taoist Xugu to justice, partly to help Li Miaozhen, and partly to demonstrate his strength to the old Taoist Jinlian.
At least for now, the Golden Eagle Hero Li Chang'an is much more reliable than the White-Clad Heiress Li Lingsu.
Before Li Chang'an and Li Miaozhen could speak, Daoist Jinlian had already begun asking questions.
"Xu Gu, did you instruct those bandits to indiscriminately kill innocent people?"
Master Xugu's expression was awkward and embarrassed. "I gave those bandits the pills. Those bandits are very sensible; they often kill the families and servants of young women and then send them to the temple..."
Master Jinlian closed her eyes slightly, looking extremely heartbroken. Before Xu Gu could finish speaking, she exerted force in her hand, killing Xu Gu instantly.
"Alas, what a misfortune for the sect! These disciples have all had their hearts corrupted by evil people. The disciples who were originally upright have all become greedy and violent."
"Gentlemen, I must thank you for helping me find out the truth about this matter today, so that I could clear my name."
As the old Taoist priest spoke, he shook his head and left Baihe Temple, looking extremely dejected and dejected.
"I wonder what happened to the Earth Sect that made the Daoist Master so dejected."
Li Miaozhen wrinkled her nose, crossed her arms, and looked very curious.
The Golden Lotus Taoist's cultivation technique went awry and he fell into demonic possession. His evil thoughts coalesced into the current Taoist leader, the Black Lotus, which usurped most of the Golden Lotus's power.
Most of the disciples in the Earth Sect were influenced by the Black Lotus and fell into demonic possession. Xu Gu was probably influenced by the Black Lotus, which is why he developed evil thoughts.
Although this matter is a problem with the Earth Sect's cultivation method, these consequences were all caused by Jinlian himself, so he was naturally the most helpless.
"Feiyan Heroine, you wouldn't be thinking of helping Master Jinlian clean house, would you?"
Watching the departing figure of Daoist Jinlian, Li Miaozhen said earnestly, "If the Earth Sect still has people like Xugu, I will kill them all on sight."
The implication is that if Daoist Jinlian asks for a favor, Li Miaozhen would indeed help the Earth Sect clean house.
No wonder Li Miaozhen, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect, was able to obtain the fragments of the Earth Book; her sense of justice is truly overflowing.
"I'm planning to go see your senior brother, do you want to come along?"
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Li Miaozhen nodded decisively, "Yes!"
"I originally planned to leave Jianzhou, but I wanted to see him one last time before I left."
The two originally came down the mountain together for training, but now their styles of doing things and their thoughts have become very different.
If Li Lingsu wanted to continue like this, Li Miaozhen planned to part ways with him completely, and it would be better for them to go their separate ways and experience different things.
"Okay, let's look for his presence in this Taoist temple first, and then Xiao Jin will lead us to him."
Now that we know Li Lingsu's approximate location, the Canglan Mountain area is the territory of Wanhualou, the place with the most beautiful women in Jianzhou. Li Lingsu visits it every now and then.
Although women in the Wan Hua Lou (Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion) are strictly forbidden from having casual affairs, Li Lingsu is too skilled at seduction, and most women can't resist her charm.
The golden eagle flew into the Taoist temple, sniffed around the various quiet rooms, and learned the scents of the people who had recently stayed there.
“Female Warrior Feiyan, Xiao Jin has found a male aura. It should be Li Lingsu. Ordinary disciples cannot enter Xu Gu’s bedroom.”
"Without further ado, let's take Xiao Jin to Azure Mountain."
Looking at the normal-sized golden eagle, Li Miaozhen said with some difficulty, "Brother Li, do you mean to ride it?"
Before Li Chang'an could answer, the golden eagle seemed to understand human speech. It immediately flew into the sky, its body swelling in the wind until it became a giant creature two or three zhang wide.
The golden eagle is a descendant of gods and demons, possessing spiritual essence within its body. Although it cannot take human form, its true form is by no means small.
Li Chang'an was a highly skilled martial artist. With a light tap of his foot, he leaped several feet off the ground and landed on the back of the golden eagle.
"Female Warrior Feiyan, come up here."
Li Miaozhen was a well-traveled and knowledgeable person who had seen many strange beasts, but she still showed envy when she saw the golden eagle, after all, not everyone could subdue a strange beast.
With a leap, her blue boots landed on the tree trunk in the courtyard, and after three jumps, she landed lightly on the back of the golden eagle.
The eagle's back was extremely wide, making it very spacious for the two people to stand on. Then, the golden eagle let out a long cry and flew towards the Azure Mountain.
The giant eagle took flight on the wind, and Li Chang'an stood casually on its back with his hands behind his back.
Li Miaozhen stood with her arms crossed over her chest, holding a long sword. Her red dress and black hair fluttered in the wind, and her righteous expression gave her an air of dominance that seemed to suppress all evil in the world.
"Ahem, Brother Li, from where are you from?"
Li Chang'an answered truthfully, "Overseas rogue cultivators are not worth mentioning."
"Brother Li's Taoist skills are extraordinary. He doesn't seem to be from the Heavenly Sect or the Earthly Sect. Could he be a master from the Human Sect?"
Li Chang'an chuckled lightly, "That's true. I've known the leader of the Human Sect for a long time."
Li Miaozhen was slightly taken aback. She recognized the head of the Human Sect. He was indeed a master of the Human Sect and a genius who cultivated both martial arts and Dao. No wonder she, as the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect, was not confident of defeating him.
If Li Chang'an were to use Confucian books as aids, she would be even less of a match for him.
"Brother Li, the Flying Eagle Gang bullies men and women. I've wanted to wipe them out for a long time, but you beat me to it..."
"Those scumbags are all bark and no bite. They were so scared of me that they wet their pants."
"Most villains are like this... It's just a pity that my skills are not good enough, I can only deal with villains who are alone."
“I’m leaving Jianzhou soon. There are still a few gangs I haven’t eliminated. If you’re interested, madam…”
Li Chang'an never expected that this suggestion of agreeing to kill someone together would excite Li Miaozhen so much.
"Interested, very interested."
"Miss Miaozhen, aren't you worried that I might be a bad person?"
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Li Miaozhen pursed her lips slightly, then a gentle smile appeared on her face.
“Brother Li, I have killed many evil people, so I have the ability to distinguish between good and evil. Your eyes tell me that you are not a bad person.”
Li Chang'an smiled calmly. Li Miaozhen's skills were clearly not very good yet; she was good at hiding her abilities.
At the foot of Azure Mountain lies Evergreen Villa.
This mountain villa is actually an inn. Wanhualou is located on Canglan Mountain, and its members are all young virgins. It is not convenient for visitors to stay on the mountain, so they stay at Changlv Villa.
In a secret chamber beneath the manor, a handsome man was imprisoned. The walls and door of the chamber were made of refined steel, which had managed to keep this fifth-grade holy son firmly inside.