Seeing this, the many Jianghu People present wore curious expressions, secretly observing Jian Taiwen’s face.
As Jian Taiwen listened, his brow furrowed tightly.
After the Observatory mber finished speaking, he quietly retreated to the side.
Jian Taiwen clenched his fists and turned around. "Abbot, the Observatory has urgent business, so we cannot stay long. Everyone, leave Xuanxin Temple with . Sothing has happened at the Three Flas Temple."
After Jian Taiwen said this, everyone present was stunned.
They had heard of the Three Flas Temple. It was a significant Daoist Sect in Fenglin State, second only to the Qingyun Cloud Temple in terms of influence.
But now, Jian Taiwen was saying sothing had happened, and they were all very curious about what it could be.
However, the Observatory had its own code of conduct. The fact that these details weren’t shared proved they were confidential.
The many Observatory mbers had been attending the banquet, but upon hearing his words, they imdiately stood up.
According to Observatory rules, when a mission was assigned, they were to drop everything and head to the mission location at once.
Shen Bai stroked Amber’s soft fur.
He had originally planned to grind the Array-Breaking Technique tonight and get it to Second Level Perfection, but it seed he wouldn’t get the chance now.
He stood up as well and looked at Jian Taiwen.
Jian Taiwen wasted no ti. With a wave of his hand, he led the way out of Xuanxin Temple.
Abbot Huisheng understood the Observatory’s rules and didn’t try to detain them. He simply escorted them all the way to Xuanxin Temple’s main gate.
Only after they had left did he turn and walk back.
...
As they traveled, night fell, silent and still, making the road feel particularly desolate.
The group forged ahead, their horses kicking up dust on the main road.
Shen Bai didn’t ask for a reason. He just followed behind.
As he rode, he even teased Amber a little, making the pet ow.
Because it was night, and because of the Observatory’s distinctive uniforms, their journey was uneventful. Any Jianghu People they encountered gave them a wide berth.
When the group arrived at the Three Flas Temple, Shen Bai looked up to see several Observatory mbers already standing at the main gate, waiting with solemn expressions.
The Observatory mber on the left saw Jian Taiwen arrive and imdiately stepped forward, clasping his hands in a salute. "Wang Zhen of Bing Division Thirty-Two, at your service, Lord Jian."
The mission to Xuanxin Temple had been very important.
Because the entire Ding Division had been mobilized, when trouble arose at the Three Flas Temple, it was mbers of the Bing Division who arrived first.
Although the Bing Division outranked the Ding Division, Wang Zhen was at the bottom of Bing’s hierarchy. He still had to show deference to Jian Taiwen as a subordinate.
The Observatory was divided into five ranks: Officer, Registrar, Captain, Lieutenant, and Chief. Being in the Bing Division didn’t necessarily make one superior to soone in the Ding Division.
After all, Jian Taiwen was the head of the entire Ding Division.
Jian Taiwen nodded and asked, "Is the scene secured?"
Wang Zhen replied, "It’s secured. The bodies have been placed in an open area at the Three Flas Temple, but we haven’t caught Elder Huo."
Elder Huo?
Shen Bai, who was listening nearby, heard those two familiar words and recalled the events in the Sealed Village. He stroked his chin.
’So, Lv Yang passing through the Sealed Village wasn’t a coincidence after all.’
Leading their horses, Huang Guang and Kong Fang nodded silently behind Shen Bai.
Back then, Lv Yang had claid to have arrived at the Sealed Village by accident. But since Elder Huo was a traitor from the Three Flas Temple, and Lv Yang was also from the Three Flas Temple, Shen Bai had suspected the whole affair was no coincidence—it had been preditated.
It now seed to be connected to that incident.
After receiving the answer, Jian Taiwen waved his hand and led the group inside the Three Flas Temple.
The Three Flas Temple was a fairly influential force in Fenglin State, so its grounds were extensive and filled with nurous buildings.
Inside the main gate was an extrely spacious courtyard.
More than ten Observatory mbers were already at the scene in the courtyard.
In the middle of the courtyard, a white-haired old Daoist, holding a Floating Dust whisk, was speaking with an Observatory mber.
When the people in the courtyard heard footsteps, they imdiately turned to see Jian Taiwen and his group entering.
Shen Bai’s gaze, however, fell upon the two bodies in the middle of the open space.
The bodies’ eyes were wide open, and their limbs were stiff. They had been dead for a long ti, their skin already covered in dense patches of liver mortis.
Besides the liver mortis, the exposed parts of the bodies also showed signs of being burned. There were even faint black wisps floating above them.
Shen Bai stroked his chin, thinking, ’The Fire Poison Technique.’
He had previously learned from Lv Yang that the Wild Daoist Technique Elder Huo cultivated was called the Fire Poison Technique.
Now, it seed very likely that Elder Huo was indeed the culprit.
Jian Taiwen wasted no ti, stepping forward to inquire about the course of events.
The old Daoist was the Temple Master of the Three Flas Temple, and his na was Zhengyang.
Hearing Jian Taiwen’s questions, Zhengyang Temple Master imdiately recounted the events in detail.
"Three days ago, everything at the Three Flas Temple was normal. But today, a young acolyte responsible for cleaning the temple was tidying the woodshed when he unexpectedly discovered these two bodies in a pile of firewood."
"After careful observation, I discovered that both victims died from Fire Poison. Only that traitor from the Three Flas Temple knows the Fire Poison Technique."
"Therefore, I imdiately had a disciple notify the Observatory."
After listening, Jian Taiwen nodded. "Daoist Zhengyang, please wait to the side for now. I need to discuss the details with my colleagues."
Daoist Zhengyang nodded, said nothing more, and stepped aside to wait patiently.
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