The person who came in from the door turned out to be Zhuo Qingyang, who had been missing for a long time.
Zhuo Qingyang was a great Confucian scholar of the Chu State, and she had unparalleled prestige in the hearts of the scholars of the Chu State. The Qionglin Academy she founded broke the tradition of women not being literate, which was a ground-breaking move.
It is absolutely impossible for anyone to establish Qionglin Academy. Only Zhuo Qingyang in this world can accomplish this unthinkable thing.
Qionglin Academy was once prosperous and existed for decades.
The existence of Qionglin Academy is contrary to tradition, so it has always been in a rather difficult environment. Only with Zhuo Qingyang's maintenance can the academy survive.
After Zhuo Qingyang disappeared, Qionglin Academy closed its doors very quickly, and it is still in neglect now.
Zhuo Qingyang was attacked and killed by a group of people that night. When Qi Ning found him, he was already seriously injured. When Qi Ning wanted to find something to heal Zhuo Qingyang and turned around, Zhuo Qingyang had already lost track of him and committed suicide. After that, the literary giant Beidou lost news.
The Shenhou Mansion secretly investigated the matter, but to no avail.
The Ksitigarbha scroll that had always filled Qi Ning with doubts was obtained from behind a plaque in the academy under the guidance of Zhuo Qingyang. The scroll was full of mysteries, and Zhuo Qingyang was naturally full of mysteries.
Before that night, Qi Ning only thought that Zhuo Qingyang was a great scholar, but after that night, he realized that Zhuo Qingyang was also a skilled swordsman, and the bone pattern sword he owned was one of the top ten famous swords in the world. .
The disappearance of Zhuo Qingyang once worried Qi Ning. He even speculated whether Zhuo Qingyang had been captured by the enemy and his life or death was uncertain.
But now Zhuo Qingyang suddenly appeared in front of him, which shocked Qi Ning. Facing Zhuo Qingyang, he didn't know what to say.
Zhuo Qingyang stepped forward slowly. His face was rosy and his complexion was very good. He seemed to be in good health. With a slight smile on his face, he nodded slightly to Qining and said gently: "I know you have a lot to say, Don't be in a hurry, sit down and speak slowly!" He raised his hand to signal Qi Ning to sit down. He moved casually. It was clear that the master Kongzang, the master here, was nearby, but Zhuo Qingyang seemed to be a guest.
Qining suppressed the shock in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down, still sitting opposite Master Kongzang, while Zhuo Qingyang sat on the other side.
"Mr. Zhuo, why are you... here?" Qining calmed down and finally asked.
Zhuo Qingyang and Master Kongzang looked at each other, raised their hands to stroke their beards and said, "Do you still remember that assassins infiltrated the academy that night and I was injured by them?"
"Of course I remember it." Qining sighed: "That night, my husband suddenly disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown. I have always been worried."
"Then do you know who the assassin was that night?"
Qi Ning frowned slightly, thinking that Jiang Suiyun also appeared in the academy that night, and asked: "But Jiang Suiyun's people? Sir, do you know that Jiang Suiyun also sneaked into the academy that night?"
Zhuo Qingyang nodded slightly and said: "Jiang Suiyun's purpose of approaching me is very clear to me. From the beginning, he came for the Ksitigarbha Scroll."
Qining's body trembled slightly. Zhuo Qingyang mentioned the Ksitigarbha Scroll straight to the point without any subtlety, but this surprised Qining.
"It's just that the assassin who sneaked in that night was not something Jiang Suiyun could command." Zhuo Qingyang said: "Jiang Suiyun has a master secretly from Baiyun Island in the East China Sea...!"
"Mo Ying?" Qining blurted out.
Zhuo Qingyang nodded and said: "That's right. The Qi State had already prepared for the rain many years ago and had secret contacts with the Donghai Family. The person who took the lead in this matter was Mo Ying. The Qi State was struggling to survive in the cracks between the two powerful countries. He is weak in intelligence and always worried about being destroyed, so he can cause internal chaos in the two countries, thereby weakening the strength of the two countries, and even leading to the division of territory between the two countries. This is naturally what Qi State dreams of."
"Jiang Suiyun came to Beijing as an official. It was Sir who recommended it to the imperial court." Qi Ning frowned and said, "Did Sir know about Jiang Suiyun's plan after he came to Beijing, or did he know it already?"
Zhuo Qingyang stroked his beard and smiled: "Actually, his plan was caused by my temptation."
"Seduction?" Qining was startled.
"The Jiang family and his son knew that the Ksitigarbha Scroll was in my hands only because I mentioned it to them many years ago." Zhuo Qingyang thought for a while and then said: "That must have been more than ten years ago. That year I went to the East China Sea, stayed at the Jiang family for a few days, and received warm hospitality from Jiang Mantian."
Qi Ning had long known that Zhuo Qingyang had a deep connection with the Donghai Jiang family, and Jiang Suiyun had received guidance from Zhuo Qingyang when he was young.
"Jiang Mantian has a great drinking capacity. One night he and I recited poems and drank wine, and both of us were very drunk." Zhuo Qingyang said: "It was that night that I told the story about the Ksitigarbha scroll."
Qining glanced at Master Kongzang and saw Master Kongzang clasping his hands together and looking calm.
"So when Mo Ying learned from them that the Ksitigarbha Scroll was in my hands, he would definitely try every means to take it away." Zhuo Qingyang said: "After more than ten years, as I planned back then, Mo Ying did indeed Take action."
Qi Ning was a little confused when he heard it, but he vaguely felt that there was probably an extremely complicated plan in it, and asked: "Sir, what you are saying is that when you went to the East China Sea more than ten years ago and leaked secrets drunkenly, it was not because of carelessness, but because … on purpose?”
Zhuo Qingyang nodded slightly: "At that time, I already knew that the Jiang family had a secret relationship with Donghai Moying, so I vaguely revealed the Ksitigarbha scroll. Although I didn't say it directly, with Jiang Mantian's astuteness, I could naturally guess What I’m talking about is the Ksitigarbha Scroll.”
"Sir, do you want to tell Mo Ying the whereabouts of the Ksitigarbha scroll through the Jiang family?" Qi Ning vaguely understood, but immediately shook his head and said: "It's not Mo Ying, it's... the owner of the East China Sea Island!"
Zhuo Qingyang smiled slightly, and Qi Ning was even more surprised: "Why do you think the Jiang family will definitely tell Mo Ying, sir? Moreover, sir, he revealed this information more than ten years ago, but why did Mo Ying not take action until last year?" Doubts abounded in his heart. : "What is Mo Ying's purpose in getting the Ksitigarbha scroll?"
"Do you know the origin of the Ksitigarbha scroll?" Zhuo Qingyang stared at Qining and asked.
Qi Ning immediately remembered that when he was sent as an envoy to the Eastern Qi Dynasty, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Qi State Linghu Xu once mentioned the origin of the Ksitigarbha Scroll to him. He knew that Zhuo Qingyang and Master Kongzang were among the most intelligent figures in the world today. In front of these two people, there is no need to play tricks. He nodded slightly and said: "When I was in Dong Qi, I heard Ling Huxu, the Prime Minister of Dong Qi, mention it. Sir, Linghu Xu seems to be an old friend of you!"
Zhuo Qingyang smiled and said: "He and I came from the same school back then, and we are brothers."
"He told me that this Ksitigarbha scroll was written by Duckweed, a genius. He wrote four volumes of books about heaven, earth, humans and ghosts. Its origin is closely related to the Hetu Luoshu. It is thoroughly understood. The cycle of heaven and earth provides insight into the past and future lives of humans and ghosts." Qining said: "Duckweed layman once boasted that the Ksitigarbha's heavenly number is comparable to the secrets of King Wen's Bagua. And the whereabouts of the Ksitigarbha's book is hidden in the Ksitigarbha scroll. "
Zhuo Qingyang smiled and said: "Then what secrets did you discover after you obtained the Ksitigarbha scroll?"
"This...!" Qining smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, the Ksitigarbha scroll is esoteric and difficult to understand. Whether it really contains the whereabouts of the Ksitigarbha Book is hidden in it. I have no idea at all."
"Because there is no mention of the Ksitigarbha Book." Zhuo Qingyang sighed: "Whether the Ksitigarbha Book exists in the world is still a huge mystery. Although it is said that the Buddhist monk Duckweed wrote four volumes, There are four volumes of books on heaven, earth, humans and ghosts, but no one has seen any of them, let alone anyone knows its whereabouts.”
Qi Ning was shocked and said in horror: "Then... is there no whereabouts of the Ksitigarbha Book in it?"
"Whether or not the Ksitigarbha Book exists in the world is a question. How can we point out the location of the Book in the scroll?" Zhuo Qingyang said with a smile: "Even when I told Jiang Mantian back then, I never mentioned the Ksitigarbha Book. …!”
"So that's it." Qi Ning sighed: "Since the Ksitigarbha scroll does not mention the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book, why did Linghu Xu tell him that there are clues in it?"
Zhuo Qingyang said: "Because he was worried that you would not see the mystery of the Ksitigarbha scroll for a while and would abandon it, so he told you that you can use the scroll to find the Ksitigarbha Scroll. He originally wanted you to think that the Ksitigarbha Scroll is a priceless treasure. Properly protected.”
Qi Ning said in shock: "He was afraid that I would abandon the Ksitigarbha scroll, so he made up a story to lie to me?"
Zhuo Qingyang sighed: "Junior Brother Linghu is cautious by nature. Although I know you will never do that, Junior Brother is still worried."
"Wait a minute." Qi Ning raised his hand and thought of the key: "My husband instructed me to find the Ksitigarbha scroll and give it to me for safekeeping. Linghu Xu is far away in Dong Qi, how does he know about this? And he also specially Made up a story?" Staring into Zhuo Qingyang's eyes, he felt more and more that there was a mystery in it: "Mr., could it be that he has always been in contact with Linghu Xu?" An idea flashed in his mind, and something suddenly came to his mind: "Sir... did you deliberately Leave the Ksitigarbha scroll in my hands?"
"Although there is no mention of the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book in the Ksitigarbha scroll, it is indeed written by the monk Duckweed. This is certain." Zhuo Qingyang said seriously: "It is not false to say that it is a priceless treasure." At this point, he slowly stretched out a hand until it was under Qining's eyes, and then slowly opened his hand. Qining didn't know what Zhuo Qingyang wanted to do. He looked down and saw Zhuo Qingyang's hand, but There was a yellowing leaf. The leaf was not big. It looked like a very ordinary thin leaf. Qining was a little strange, thinking what was Zhuo Qingyang doing with a leaf in his palm
But soon he felt something was wrong. At first glance, the leaves seemed to be yellow leaves picked up from the forest, but under the light, the color was obviously wrong. It exuded a faint halo and had a metallic appearance. texture.
At this moment, Master Kongzang suddenly stretched out his hand and spread it out. There was a leaf in his palm. The shape was almost the same as the leaf in Zhuo Qingyang's palm, but it was pure white in color. Qining had seen it many times. I have a lot of knowledge, but I have never seen white leaves.
One yellow and one white, two leaves, Qining was stunned for a moment, not knowing why.