After the Firefly leaves, I lay quietly for a long time.
Indeed, whenever I'm with Kayo, danger follows us one after another and trouble keeps popping up?
Otherwise, how could the Jiong family, which has safely navigated so many major events, lose so many of its people over such a trivial matter?
Jike Que is strong, but compared to the Heicheng Temple, he is completely unremarkable.
The spider on the beam is spinning silk to wrap up the captured mosquito.
Suddenly, I felt as if I were being pulled by an unseen hand, but I couldn't tell where the hands came from or what reason or method they used to guide me.
Shaking my head, I discarded these absurd thoughts.
Xinbo is dead, Agon Lama's schemes against me have all been thwarted, Mao You has not appeared for far too long, Old Gong has become a real-level immortal spirit, and I am indeed standing at the threshold of the Immortal Realm. Who else could calculate against me in the invisible realm?
Even Ding RuiPU, who became enlightened after death, did not harm me nor tried to take control of my father's body.
Sleepiness finally overcame me, and I fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up from this nap, it was already in the afternoon.
Outside the room, Kayo was trimming the flower bed in the courtyard. The sunlight reflected on her skin, making it exceptionally delicate and fair. The flowers appeared even more vibrant, complementing each other beautifully, making this scene particularly enchanting.
I watched silently, not disturbing the tranquility.
Only when Kayo finished trimming a branch did she turn to look at me and softly say, "I have some news about the matter you asked for help from Guankan. Zhiqi and Caizhi are waiting for you in the hall."
My pupils contracted slightly.
"So quickly?"
"Khan only had its presence completely removed from the Jin Yang region and the Jianghuang City also voluntarily gave up, in reality, you seem to have killed only three leaders, which did not hurt their roots. It's just that rumors outside said that Khan was destroyed by Little Master of Si Hall, which felt overwhelming. "Kayo paused for a moment and then continued: "Therefore, don't underestimate the strength of Khan; to some extent, they are more useful than the Yin Palace. The Feng family has an interest in contacting you, and now Guankan is completely at your disposal."
"They are like a cobweb, spread throughout the Yin and Yang realm, with their informants lurking in the most imperceptible places."
My heart skipped a beat slightly.
It wasn't because of Kayo's understanding of Guankan's explanation, but rather the spider web and those few words that are the most imperceptible.
Kayo lowered her head and continued to tend to the flower bed. I said nothing else, and went straight in the direction of the hall.
Upon arriving, I immediately saw Kayi and Caizhi.
There were also servants of the Jiong family pouring tea on the side, with everyone else absent.
The twists and turns of last night left everyone exhausted, and they were still resting.
Caizhi obviously didn't sleep well, with black rings around his eyes, and Kayi looked similarly haggard.
But her eyes showed more excitement.
"Brother-in-law," Kayi called out clearly.
I nodded in response and went straight to the point: "Have you found any definite clues or messages?"
Kayi nodded vigorously and said, "We investigated the movement of all personnel in the vicinity of the Jade Foetus Daoist Retreat, including key intersections' cameras, and indeed found a group of monks."
"The target in Wuling was too small; he must have deliberately evaded all this and we haven't found any trace of him. We followed the trail of those monks, and found that after leaving the range of the Jade Foetus Daoist Retreat, they went to Tonggu City, and then, they vanished on a national highway."
"We have looked at all the transportation information and related monitoring for that national highway in the past few months, and they haven't appeared since then."
"That's exactly the same as your brother-in-law's inference. They have indeed been trapped."
Kayi's concise explanation completely confirmed the previous inference that my father and I had made.
"I asked again, "Are there any mountains or tombs near that national highway, or any Feng Shui sites? Have you looked into them?"
"Yes, we have checked," Caizhi interjected. "There are many layered mountains around, with quite a few tombs and Feng Shui sites. Especially there's a peak that resembles a dignified person standing, like a general in battle on the battlefield. However, it was destroyed by an explosion some time ago. We compared the information and found that they disappeared from the highway about seven days after that."
"As I understand it, there is a core called the 'Eye of Feng Shui' in the practice of Feng Shui. If it is destroyed, the entire Feng Shui pattern will be disrupted and collapse, burying everything."
"That's why, along with Deputy Master Kayi, we judge that Wu Ling must have used this method to trap them. However, with the passage of time over the past few months, we are uncertain whether they are still alive."
"We also don't know if Wu Ling, that scoundrel, is trapped in there as well, or if he has long since escaped."
For a moment, I was silent. Finding the whereabouts of Jinlun and the group of Wu monks is good news, but it's also bad news that Wu Ling may have escaped or even killed Jinlun and the others.
"Brother-in-law, we have already ordered the people of Guankan in Tonggu City to continue investigating this matter. If you plan to go, there are still a few high-speed trains at night." Kayi spoke again.
After a moment of silence, I said, "I'll have to go, but the Jiong family itself..."
"My sister and I have already discussed this," Kayi said with a hint of determination in her eyes. "I will protect the family. Moreover, it's not just the entire Guankan; Mr. and Mrs. Luo, along with those Black Guys, have strong abilities, and Mr. Fan is weaker but still capable. Last night's incident was due to our negligence in not being prepared enough."
"Brother-in-law, your identity has changed and you have too many things to do now. It's impossible for you to stay here for a long time. My sister understands this, and I'm even more aware of it."
I spoke again, "I'll discuss it with your sister and give her some instructions..."
Before I could finish speaking, Kayo smiled and interrupted me, "Your sister has already said that she knows you will leave, so just tell me what to do, and she will wait for you to come back."
After a moment of silence, I replied, "In that case, you must remember them."
I gave Kayi quite a few instructions.
Including making Fan Jie install more Feng Shui arrays around the Jiong family, allocating a certain level of people from the Guankan to guard around the Jiong family, communicating with the Central Yellow Daoist Temple at all times, and immediately notifying Zhang Si if something happens.
The most important thing is the body of Mao Zhan, I told Kayo to temporarily send it to the Central Yellow Daoist Temple, because it is under the supervision of Grand Duchess Daoyan and within the jurisdiction of Yunjin Mountain. Even if Jike Que makes a comeback, he is unlikely to go to the Central Yellow Daoist Temple to seize it by force.
The two important matters are those, and the rest are trivial details.
After I finished speaking, Caizhi gave me a contact number and said that once I got to Tonggu, I could just give the person instructions directly.
Indeed, Guankan has become part of my own strength, much more useful than the Yin Palace.
After that, Kayi ordered one of the Jiong family members to take me to the high-speed railway station.
Of course, before leaving, I still ate something to replenish my energy.
While waiting in the waiting hall, the sky turned dark. Old Gong was looking left and right at my shoulder, occasionally commenting and sizing up.
He even said to me, "You're in a real hurry, you wouldn't stay an extra night or two. Jinlun and the Wu monks have been buried in the mountains for months, a couple of extra days wouldn't make a difference. And you and your wife don't even take the time to enjoy each other properly."
