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Fei Si suddenly understood, “Then everything makes sense.”

Following that, he reported to Meng Kui in detail.

Meng Kui pondered, “The Three Dantian Foundation Establishment method must be of great help to my grandson, Meng Chong.”

“This Demonic Scripture should be closely guarded by my City Lord’s Mansion. If it falls into the hands of demonic villains, who knows how many more lives will be lost.”

“Fei Si, go all out to find this scripture!”

Meng Kui directly issued the order.

Fei Si, carrying the new command, returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.

He sat at his desk, lost in thought.

“Where exactly is this Demonic Scripture?”

The first person he suspected was Ning Zhuo!

“That little fellow, Ning Zhuo, is ambitious. He was the one who spearheaded the elimination of Yuan Dasheng.”

“Back then, was he so actively dealing with Yuan Dasheng and the Monkey Gang only because of the Mechanical Blazing Monkey business?”

“Or had he learned of Yuan Dasheng’s secret possession of the scripture through some unexpected channel?”

“During the Fire Persimmon Festival, he took the initiative to ask me for an identity token… Could it be that he was using me?”

“However, if Yuan Dasheng possessed the scripture, after his death, it should have been leaked and transferred to the most suitable carrier nearby.”

“Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er were both present when Yuan Dasheng died. If the scripture leaked, these two must be aware of it, and they would be the beneficiaries.”

“They might have reached some kind of agreement in secret!”

“Wait a moment.”

Fei Si’s expression shifted slightly as he thought of this.

Because he remembered that Yuan Er was assassinated not long after.

And the Monkey Gang, the foundation painstakingly built by his father, was recently annexed by Ning Zhuo directly.

“Could it be that Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er had a disagreement over the spoils, leading the former to kill to silence him?”

“Ning Zhuo is indeed a suspect, but at the same time… not really.”

Fei Si thought deeply.

His reasoning was that Zhu Xuanji possessed a rather powerful ability to detect lies.

“Ning Zhuo is only at the third level of Qi Refining; it’s impossible for him to deceive Zhu Xuanji.”

“Oh, he has now obtained the fourth to sixth levels of the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art, and has probably reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.”

“But that doesn’t make much difference; it’s still Qi Refining!”

“Unless, he has some rare treasure that can resist Zhu Xuanji’s scrutiny.”

Fei Si couldn’t help but shake his head at this thought.

The possibility was too small.

“Given Ning Zhuo’s nature, so ambitious, if he had any rare treasures, he would have been running around showing off long ago.”

“He wouldn’t have remained ordinary for over a decade, only gradually emerging at the age of sixteen this year because of the Lava Immortal Palace.”

“He and I have the same nature, we are the same kind of person. Heh.”

“He couldn’t have endured it for over a decade!”

Fei Si thought back and forth, but couldn’t find any clues.

Since he couldn’t figure it out, Fei Si directly issued orders, dispatching people from the City Lord’s Mansion to investigate this matter.

One thing that puzzled Fei Si was that Zhu Xuanji had given Ning Zhuo three days to confess before leaving.

“Confess what? Why couldn’t he confess on the spot?”

“Or was Zhu Xuanji considering other factors?”

“After all, Ning Zhuo is no longer the same as before; he is a famous genius cultivator of the Ning family.”

“You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. During the trip to the Fire Persimmon Mountain bottom, Ning Zhuo indeed contributed a lot and was Zhu Xuanji’s greatest contributor on this trip.”

“Wait.”

“Ning Zhuo’s repeated amazing achievements in exploring the Immortal Palace, is it because of this demonic art?”

“From this perspective, perhaps he has already mastered a considerable level of Jing Hai cultivation.”

Fei Si let his thoughts wander. He was not a divine detective; he could guess randomly without any psychological burden, and he didn’t care about any evidence.

“In any case, increasing the investigation is necessary.”

Fei Si realized that he lacked key clues; the information was still too little to support him in making a correct judgment.

Soon, the power of the City Lord’s Mansion was put into motion by Fei Si.

Fei Si dispatched officials from the City Lord’s Mansion to conduct investigations everywhere. On the other hand, he activated secret agents to probe Ning Zhuo’s true situation.

A night passed.

The Golden Core Ancestors were communicating with each other.

“There are many spies around that little fellow Ning Zhuo.”

“It’s normal for him to have spies from other forces lurking around him since he rose to prominence so recently.”

“Some don’t even count as spies; they’re just selling information.”

The loyalty of these subordinates gathered around Ning Zhuo is limited.

Especially those former stewards; the reason they were dismissed so openly by the main branch was because they were not clean, and there was some amount of embezzlement and corruption.

What exactly happened between Ning Zhuo and Zhu Xuanji? Outside forces of all sizes were curious about this and came to inquire.

Many former stewards took the opportunity to make information deals.

Whether they were selling information for profit, or latent personnel sent by the Ning family patriarch, or those with different ambitions, they were all running around secretly, fully active.

They had no idea that there were six Golden Core cultivators focused on Ning Zhuo.

Their various actions were seen clearly by the six Golden Cores.

These people, whose highest cultivation was only Foundation Establishment, could not detect the methods of the Golden Core Ancestors at all.

“That Ning Xiangguo is the most problematic!” Zhu Xuanji said while communicating with the three Golden Core families.

Ning Xiangguo was a City Lord’s Mansion spy.

He was personally turned by Fei Si in his early years and was one of Fei Si’s most capable people for probing Ning family information.

When Ning Zhuo launched an attack on Ning Xiaoren at the time, he had taken the initiative to ask Fei Si for help. Fei Si then secretly issued an order for Ning Xiangguo to personally participate in the action, taking the opportunity to infiltrate Ning Zhuo’s side.

Ning Xiangguo did indeed exert a lot of effort in the downfall of the Ning family’s young clan leader.

After Ning Zhuo established the Black Market, Ning Xiangguo was also among them, holding a rather important position and performing all his tasks very well.

However, his identity had already been discovered by Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo’s divine ability, “Life Hanging by a Thread,” could, to some extent, detect the degree of loyalty of his subordinates to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo suppressed his knowledge and simply arranged more burdensome tasks for Ning Xiangguo, fully utilizing his light and heat.

Ning Zhuo’s arrangement had unexpectedly played a rather clever role!

Zhu Xuanji and others couldn’t help but misunderstand – “Did the City Lord’s Mansion send Ning Xiangguo to probe for information in preparation for the next assassination?”

After learning of Ning Xiangguo’s information, the three Golden Core Ancestors inevitably began to speculate in this way.

Ning Xiangguo’s probing made the six Golden Cores even more nervous.

They were on full alert until the afternoon, when there were no signs of assassination, and everything was so peaceful.

Instead of waiting for the assassination, the Golden Core Ancestors received a rumor.

This rumor spread throughout the city at an incredible speed.

The content of the rumor was simple: The Ning family’s genius cultivator, Ning Zhuo, secretly possessed a Demonic Scripture.

This Demonic Scripture was not to be trifled with. It originated from the Lava Immortal Palace and was personally created by the Immortals of the Three Sects.

Relying on this Demonic Scripture, Ning Zhuo had repeatedly achieved good results in exploring the Lava Immortal Palace.

And Master Zhu Xuanji had discovered this clue, which is why he had grandly found Ning Zhuo yesterday to inquire about the whereabouts of the scripture.

“How could there be such rumors?”

“Who exactly spread it?”

“To spread so quickly throughout the city, the person spreading the rumors behind the scenes is not simple.”

The Golden Core Ancestors all felt that something was wrong and smelled a conspiracy.

Not one of them suspected Ning Zhuo.

Because Ning Zhuo, from yesterday onward, was under their surveillance in everything he did, from eating and drinking to relieving himself.

The only letter that was sent out was the reply to Fei Si.

Moreover, the content of this rumor was obviously quite unfavorable to Ning Zhuo, and would induce others’ desires for Ning Zhuo.

As the victim of the rumor, how could he actively spread such a rumor?

The rumors spread to the ears of others.

“Ning Zhuo has a Demonic Scripture!” Ning Xiaohui, upon receiving the rumors, widened her eyes, revealing joy and anticipation.

“If it’s true, that would be great. A member of the dignified Ning family, a righteous cultivator, is secretly practicing demonic arts.”

Meng Chong was very interested in the rumor: “The Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art, it’s not satisfying to use without recklessly charging!”

“Demonic arts are more suitable for me, strengthening the physical body, rushing to the front line. This is too exciting!”

Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu exchanged thoughts. Both believed that part of the rumors was obviously false. But there were also some parts that revealed a hint of truth.

This made them feel troubled, unsure of what to believe.

Many people believed that Ning Zhuo really had mastered a Demonic Scripture! Some even fabricated false evidence to prove Ning Zhuo’s possession in a plausible manner.

Yang Chanyu stood somewhere, overlooking the vast roofs before her.

Sun Lingtong’s small body was hidden in the shadows behind her.

Yang Chanyu slowly opened her eyes. She had been casting spells to eavesdrop on the surrounding sounds.

“Our rumor release was very successful!”

“But I’m a little curious.”

“How exactly did that Ning family’s young genius, Ning Zhuo, offend you, that you want to frame him like this?”

Sun Lingtong had been prepared for this. He smiled slyly: “I’ve been following this Ning Zhuo for a long time. He will be a very useful chess piece.”

Sun Lingtong didn’t want to tell Yang Chanyu about his true relationship with Ning Zhuo.

After all, he asked Yang Chanyu to help this time, and it would be difficult for his own strength to restrain her.

Even if he and she had a marriage contract, the marriage would only bind them, and would not help Ning Zhuo much.

In case Yang Chanyu knew that Sun Lingtong was acting like this only for Ning Zhuo’s sake, she would immediately confirm that this was Sun Lingtong’s biggest weakness.

Even if she didn’t act now, she would harbor this dark thought for the future.

Sun Lingtong changed the subject: “This level of rumor is not enough.”

“Next, we can continue to spread the second layer of rumors.”

(End of this chapter)