Taoist Xianyun and Monk Tu Ming responded and said yes. They came outside the hall and stood on both sides of the hall like two door gods, one on the left and one on the right.
Only Su Yun and Zuo Songyan were left in Wenchang Hall.
"Mr. Su, please come and burn some incense for the Emperor." Zuo Songyan lit a handful of incense and handed it over.
Su Yun took the incense, walked forward, bowed respectfully, and inserted it into the incense burner.
Suddenly, the incense sticks in the incense burner made a whooshing sound, flew out of the incense burner, and hit the beams of the hall!
Zuo Songyan looked up at the incense stick stuck on the beam, then looked down at the incense burner, and saw that the incense sticks he had offered were all there, except for the incense sticks Su Yun had offered, which were all stuck on the beam.
Su Yun blushed and explained, "Puye, I can explain. I once took shelter in the temple of Wen Shenggong at night. He said he would protect me, but he went out to drink, and I was almost eaten by ghosts. So he felt guilty and didn't want to accept my incense."
"It is more likely that they think the envoy is disrespectful."
Zuo Songyan glanced at him meaningfully and said, "We are the Wenchang Academy, and we worship Emperor Wenchang. The Emperor is unwilling to accept your incense, which shows that you have no chance to be in our Wenchang Academy. Scholar, do you want to consider other academies?"
Su Yun's heart tightened, and he coughed, reminding him: "Puye, I am the envoy, and I am here on orders."
Zuo Songyan's eyes twitched, and he turned the jade ring on his thumb, smiling and saying, "Our Wenchang Temple is small, and cannot accommodate a great god."
Su Yun looked at his jade ring, not knowing that the jade ring symbolized the identity of the old boss, and even less knowing that turning the jade ring meant that the old boss was angry and wanted to kill someone.
"Pushe, the Human-Demon Case, the Strange Case of Robbery, and the Thunder Valley Case that just happened are actually the same case." Su Yun said the explanation he had already prepared.
Zuo Songyan almost crushed the jade ring and said in a lost voice: "The same case again?"
"Yes, this all started one hundred and fifty years ago."
Su Yun was calm and composed. He started from the snow disaster case, then moved on to the Fallen Dragon Valley case, the Buried Dragon Tomb case, and then talked about the Human Demon case, the Robbery Ashes case, and the Thunder Valley case from one hundred and fifty years ago to the present.
"Puye, now you should know why I want to investigate the Thunder Valley, right?"
Su Yun said meaningfully: "When I investigate the Thunder Valley, I am actually investigating the Lin family, the human-demon case and the robbery case."
Zuo Songyan clenched his fist and punched a big hole in the copper pillar of Wenchang Hall. He said with an uncertain expression, "Is this the reason why you sank the six or seven mountains in Thunder Valley into the ground?"
Su Yun felt a little guilty and said, "Puye, this was actually done by Mr. Lingyue..."
"Mr. Lingyue told me everything!"
Zuo Songyan was filled with grief and raised his finger to point at him, his finger trembling: "In the past, we put the blame on Mr. Lingyue and he was always willing to do it, but this time, he said he didn't want to take the blame!"
"You beat the little brat of the Lin family to death, and destroyed the family treasure that the Lin family had been refining for 150 years. You have offended the Lin family so much that I can't cover for you!"
Zuo Songyan said angrily: "You can beat Lin Suyi to death, but you can't offend her to this extent! You even learned to put the blame on Mr. Lingyue! In the past, we were the ones who put the blame on Mr. Lingyue!"
Su Yun was speechless and was about to explain himself when Zuo Songyan said angrily, "You even filled up six or seven mountains!"
Su Yun said hesitantly: "Those hilltops have only collapsed halfway, which doesn't count as filling up. And even if I didn't destroy the Lin family's treasure, those hilltops would still collapse..."
Bang!
Zuo Songyan was so angry that he punched a big hole in the wall of Wenchang Hall. Monk Tu Ming, who was standing outside the hall, quickly turned his head away, with lingering fear: "It was a close call, it almost blew my head off..."
Zuo Songyan's furious voice came from the hall: "How dare you say that! Zuo Pushe can't handle your case, you should ask someone else to protect you. Our Wenchang Academy is small and can't protect a great god like you!"
Tu Ming and Xian Yun looked at each other.
Inside the palace, Su Yun asked tentatively, "If Zuo Pushe can't hold it, can Lao Piaobazi hold it?"
Zuo Songyan felt that he had been caught in a trap, so he snorted coldly and said calmly, "The 17 states and 108 counties in the northwest of Yuanshuo are collectively called Shuobei. The boss of Shuobei can naturally handle it and afford it."
Tu Ming and Xian Yun outside the Wenchang Palace were awed: "The old gang leader and the envoy have come to a showdown! The old gang leader is indeed the leader of the outlaws who has roamed the 17 states and 108 counties. He dares to negotiate with the emperor's envoy and threaten him. If this gets out, it will surely become another good story in our Shuobei martial arts world!"
Inside the palace, Su Yun heaved a sigh of relief, thinking, "It's good that Zuo Pushe can keep things under control."
Zuo Songyan said indifferently: "He is just an envoy. Why would the old boss help you suppress the counterattack of the Lin family?"
Su Yun pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Because this case involves a wide range of people, it may cause a major change in Shuofang, and may involve the seven major families of Lin, Zhou, Lu, Wen, Tian, Wu, and Tong. If we handle this case well, we can wipe out the seven major families at once, and save countless people in Shuofang, and countless people in Yuanshuo!"
Zuo Songyan's words just now were meant to threaten Su Yun, to make Su Yun make concessions or promise him some benefits, but he didn't expect Su Yun to actually say such words.
Outside the Wenchang Palace, Tu Ming and Xian Yun's hearts sank, and they said silently: "Envoy Su Yun knows the character of the old boss too well. When he said this, the old boss could not refuse."
They have known Zuo Yansong for a long time and know the character of this short old man. He is stubborn, unyielding, and extremely smooth and considerate in his dealings.
However, Zuo Songyan has an extremely innocent and simple side. As long as it is good for the grassroots people of Shuofang and Yuanshuo, he is willing to do anything and dares to face any danger no matter how great!
Therefore, this time Su Yun said that he would not only investigate the Lin family, but also the other six major families. Zuo Songyan would not only not refuse him, but would even agree to protect him with all his strength!
Sure enough, Zuo Songyan's voice came from Wenchang Hall: "Envoy Su, are you sure you want to do this?"
Su Yun nodded.
"good."
Zuo Songyan's voice was extremely calm, yet heavy, as if a mountain was pressing down on him. His words carried great weight, and his voice rolled like thunder in the Wenchang Palace: "Yuan Shuo's northwest seventeen states, one hundred and eight counties, and all the mountaintops support the envoy and escort him!"
Tu Ming and Xian Yun were shocked. Others didn't know the weight of this sentence, but they knew how much weight it meant.
This is the promise made by the chief leader of the underground world of the 108 counties in the 17 states of Shuobei, and it represents the promise made by all the heroes of the underground world of Shuobei!
This promise is more useful than the imperial edict of the Emperor of Dongdu!
It can be said that once Zuo Songyan said this, all the heroes in the 108 counties of the 17 states of Shuobei would risk their lives to protect Su Yun!
Su Yun didn't know how heavy this promise was, so he bowed and thanked him, saying goodbye, "It's getting late, please go to bed early."
He walked out of Wenchang Hall, and suddenly Zuo Songyan's voice came from behind him: "Envoy Su!"
Su Yun turned around and saw that Zuo Songyan had white hair and no longer had the domineering and fierce look he had just had. Instead, he looked very old and haggard.
After a while, Zuo Songyan finally said, "Envoy Su, please don't let the people of Shuofang down."
Su Yun was stunned, and suddenly felt the weight of his words, and an inexplicable sense of responsibility surged in his heart.
"Yun, I may let down Emperor Yuan Shuo, but I will never let down the people of Shuofang!" Su Yun bowed to the ground, stood up and left.
Zuo Songyan watched him go away. When Su Yun disappeared into the night, he retracted his gaze, took off his jade ring, and said, "Xianyun, you are the fastest. Please take my ring and go to the other sixteen states."
Taoist Xianyun bowed, stretched out his hands to take the jade ring, and said in a deep voice: "Xianyun, I obey your command!"
He turned and left, leaped into the air, and suddenly turned into a white bird and flapped its wings away.
Monk Tu Ming stepped forward and said solemnly, "Old boss, although Envoy Su has similar interests to us and I admire his courage, he is, after all, an imperial envoy sent by the Emperor of Dongdu. He is not the same as us. We are bandits and robbers. We are using our lives to help the imperial envoy..."
He laughed and said, "The government doesn't help, but we bandits do. This is unreasonable!"
"We only help the right person, regardless of his identity."
Zuo Songyan smiled and said, "For the sake of the people of Shuofang, it's worth it. And if Zuo Pushe and Lao Piao Ba Zi can't hold it, there are stronger ones with bigger backgrounds who can hold it!"
Monk Tu Ming's heart was slightly shaken.
Zuo Songyan looked up at the statue of Wenchang Emperor and said slowly: "Why is Wenchang Emperor holding a book in his left hand but his right hand is empty? In fact, the Emperor's right hand is holding a Qinglong Yanyue sword. We who worship Wenchang Emperor all read books while chopping people."
He said calmly: "Tu Ming, put down the Buddhist scriptures in your hand and prepare to pick up the knife!"
Lin Suyi returned to the Lin family and told the head of the Lin family about the thunder-struck valley. She said angrily, "Brother, Wenchang Academy is too bullying. We can't let this go!"
"Of course we can't let this go."
The current head of the Lin family is named Lin Zhiyuan. He is very elegant and easy-going. He is a famous scholar in Shuofang. He serves as the governor of Shuofang. All the affairs of Shuofang, big or small, must go through his hands. He said: "Qingsheng came back just now and told me about this. This matter is actually more complicated than you see. There is also a scholar named Su Yun who is stirring up trouble."
Lin Suyi was stunned: "Su Yun?"
Although she was in charge of collecting treasures in Thunder Valley, she had no impression of Su Yun. Most of the time she was held back by Mr. Lingyue.
"Su Yun is the first in this entrance exam."
Lin Zhiyuan said: "Many people suspect that he is a human demon. All the major families are investigating him, the Tong family is also investigating him, and even in the No Man's Land, there are reports that some old monsters in the No Man's Land are very interested in him."
Lin Suyi was even more surprised.
Lin Zhiyuan walked to the window, looked at the quiet night of Shuofang City, and said, "I also sent people to investigate him. His background is so perfect that there is no flaw to be found. Where is his hometown, who are his family members, where he went to school, who are his classmates, there is no flaw at all."
Lin Suyi said: "The more this is the case, the more problems there are."
Lin Zhiyuan nodded: "That's right. When others suspected that he was a human demon, we, the seven great families, suspected that he was not a human demon. It's not scary if he is a human demon, but it's scary if he is not a human demon."
Lin Suyi was stunned.
"We suspect that he is an imperial envoy from Dongdu."
Lin Zhiyuan never stopped talking until he was shocked, and said indifferently: "He was too close to the former Grand Minister Qiu Shuijing, and he might even be Qiu Shuijing's disciple. And when others suspected that he was a demon, it was Qiu Shuijing who saved him."
Lin Suyi's eyes lit up: "So, he, like Qiu Shuijing, might be an imperial envoy sent by the emperor!"
Lin Zhiyuan nodded, his eyes dim like a candle in the night: "The emperor has a strange temper, he does whatever he wants. He has been obsessed with immortality these years, so our family has had a better life. Who would have thought that after a few years of peace, he would start to make trouble again and send an imperial envoy. Hehe, some old families can withstand investigation, but our Lin family can't."
Lin Suyi was shocked, thinking of the many secrets of the Lin family. If she hadn't checked, the Lin family was glamorous and beautiful, and a well-known family. But if she had checked, the toilet flooded by the flood was cleaner than the Lin family.
Lin Zhiyuan put his hands on the railing and said, "The seven great families in Shuofang cannot be investigated. So..."
Lin Suyi asked doubtfully: "So?"
"So the envoy can come to Shuofang alive, but he must not leave Shuofang alive."
Lin Zhiyuan looked calm, but his eyes were grim: "Wenchang Academy is heavily guarded, and with that old monster Zuo Pushe here, we can't touch him. But as long as he leaves Wenchang Academy, he will surely die!"
Zhaizhu: I know you don’t have monthly votes at this time, so it’s not too much to ask for recommendation votes, right