"Master Luo said too much. How could this matter trouble the real Mr. He? It was through the information of the previous Youyang Resident that I learned he was trapped somewhere. He had with him an extremely important item from Youyang Residence, which I need to retrieve."
"That place is slightly further from Jinyang, near Jianghuang City. Master Luo has been to Jianghuang City before." Fe Fang said.
I was startled and just said, "This is indeed a coincidence. I am just about to go on a trip to Jianghuang City."
Fe Fang's eyes lit up and he smiled, "It's truly as the saying goes, 'no coincidence makes a book'."
"There is another thing, Master Luo, you should be very interested to know. I have found another person." Fe Fang's face became serious, and he continued, "In addition to Mr. Qu, Qin Weizi also wronged another person."
My face slightly changed, and my heart sank considerably. I did not interrupt Fe Fang's words but listened carefully.
"Besides the fact that Qu Qian has a grudge against Mr. Qin, and Mao You has given him something, there is another person with a close relationship to Mr. Qin, a female scholar." Fe Fang opened up the conversation.
The female scholar he mentioned was also somewhat famous in Jinyang a few years ago. Her name was Ding Rui Pu.
At that time, Qin Weizi had not yet shown much talent, and he had just returned to Jinyang after completing his studies.
In Jinyang, the number of scholars has always been high, and like Qu Qian before him, Qin Weizi found it difficult to establish a firm foothold. Ding Rui Pu had invited him to dine several times, exchanged skills in yin-yang arts, and even brought Qin Weizi to attend meetings of geomancers, fortune tellers, and yin-yang masters within Jinyang.
In this way, Qin Weizi finally managed to establish himself in Jinyang and cultivate his reputation.
Ms. Ding is much older than Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin has always referred to her as an elder, and there have been rumors that Mr. Qin is her son.
Of course, all of this is mere speculation and hearsay, without any basis.
Taking a moment to pause, Fe Fang then said, "However, there is one thing that is certainly not mere hearsay. It took great effort for the Infernal Realm to finally find out that Qin Weizi had a lover. They were about to marry and have children when suddenly, Ding Rui Pu divined a fortune-telling chart and said that the woman would bring misfortune to Qin Weizi."
"Qin Weizi found this strange. No problems were revealed through divination, so he loudly announced his engagement, only for the woman to die suddenly and tragically, having been shamefully violated to death."
"This event caused a great commotion back then. Afterwards, Qin Weizi became disheartened and did not gain much fame. Many years later, he began to cooperate with the Luo family until he disappeared completely."
"Of course, this is the result that everyone on the surface saw. In those years, the Ding family gradually dwindled and died out, with Ding Rui Pu also unknown whereabouts."
"According to the reliable information from my Youyang Residence, the extinction of the Ding family is greatly related to Qin Weizi. This Ding Rui Pu not only had a regard for Qin Weizi's talent but also a protective affection for him. Yet, with a twenty-year age gap and considering her... it's truly hard to put into words. How could Qin Weizi possibly have looked upon her favorably?"
"Qin Weizi's woman should have died at the hands of Ding Rui Pu. Ding Rui Pu's family died under Qin Weizi's calculations. Afterwards, Ding Rui Pu's disappearance was because she was hiding from Qin Weizi. She had a considerable strength, and if someone said they hated Qin Weizi, she would become consumed by hatred for him."
Fe Fang spoke very carefully, essentially outlining the origins and developments of the situation.
I didn't expect that Qin Weizi had such an experience.
It's no wonder he has always been single, and I have always thought of him as a pervert from beginning to end.
But normal people cannot start off as old men, especially someone like Qin Weizi. It's already strange that he doesn't have a wife and children.
"Have you found out where she is?" I tried to calm my emotions and asked.
"It's quite coincidental that she is also near Jianghuang City, conveniently located right where I'm headed." Fe Fang said.
"Hmm?"
"I can already sense the different tone in these words."
It may not seem directly related, but similar places can't be unrelated?
"Back then, the last place your father, Master Luo Muye, went was to the Gaotian Taoist Temple, which was a location designated by the Infernal Realm. Clearly, all the other Taoist temples were normal and something that your father could target and resolve. So why couldn't he resolve this one?"
"After this event, the Infernal Realm became directly at odds with the Luo family, and Qin Weizi disappeared completely."
"I have an idea about this matter."
Fe Fang said again.
"The previous Youyang Resident must have had some kind of relationship with this Ding Rui Pu. Although everyone knows about the Gaotian Taoist Temple, the Infernal Realm was not qualified to know about the location. It must have been pointed out by Ding Rui Pu, because there is another detail. The previous Youyang Resident had hoped that Qin Weizi could participate in this action together, but Qin Weizi refused."
"Why involve a scholar in dangerous terrain? There is only one reason: they want him dead."
"Under normal circumstances, the Infernal Realm would never offend Qin Weizi. The hidden interest at play here involves another scholar who is more powerful and fully cooperates with the Infernal Realm."
"I have investigated the disappearance of the previous Youyang Resident over the past few years. The last activity trace he had was near Jianghuang City. After that, a female scholar appeared there, called Ding Xiang Shen Suan (also known as Ding Rui Pu),"
"Recently, the Ding family's ancestral tomb in Jinyang was moved, not long after that, it was your request to find information about Qin Weizi."
Fe Fang's words almost draw this matter into a complete circle!
I had truly never expected to find the exact information on Qin Weizi!
I had actually been thinking that Xu family has Mr. Qu behind them, who seems to have no one behind him, but there might be someone, namely Mao You-three.
Mao You-three, because he was betrayed by Wuling, has been secretly plotting some things.
There might be a possibility that Mao You-three moved Qin Weizi's body.
In fact, it was one person who infiltrated Jinyang and then left!
If it were not for the Youyang Residence digging into the roots of things, I might not have known about this secret for another ten years!
"When are you planning to leave, Master Fe? I try to make my tone and mood as calm as possible."
"Whichever suits Master Luo, but I still want to remind you, Ding Rui Pu is not easy to deal with. Although you have Old Gong by your side, Old Gong is an immortal spirit, not a real person. Moreover, this person has a complicated network of relationships. That's why I said earlier that Mr. He shouldn't get involved."
"This is no small matter. She is an old lady in a temple." Fe Fang said seriously.
I remained silent for a moment.
It was from Wuling and Tao Zhi here that I had a rough understanding that yin-yang masters also have their own power and are not all solitary individuals.
This is why Fe Fang doesn't want Mr. He to get involved. It could easily lead to a confrontation between yin-yang masters and the Taoist establishment.
Personal grievances should be settled privately. I am a disciple of the old Qin head. It is proper for me to step forward and mediate."
