Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 111 – Hold a book in the left hand, hold a knife in the right hand

Idle Cloud Taoist and Master Tu Ming responded to the call and arrived outside the hall, standing on either side like two door gods.

Only Su Yun and Zuo Songyan were left in the Wen Chang Hall.

"Su Shizi, come and offer incense to the Emperor." Zuo Songyan handed him a stick of incense.

Su Yun took the incense and respectfully bowed before inserting it into the censer.

Suddenly, the incense in the censer made a hissing sound and flew out, shooting towards the beam in the hall.

Zuo Songyan looked up at the incense stick on the beam and then down at the censer. He saw that all the incense he had offered was still there, except for the one offered by Su Yun, which was now on the beam.

Su Yun blushed and explained, "I can explain, I once took refuge in the temple of Wen Sheng Gong, but he went out to drink and left me to be almost eaten by ghosts and monsters. He feels guilty and doesn't want to accept my incense."

"More likely he thinks it's beneath him to accept it."

Zuo Songyan gave him a meaningful glance and said, "This is the Wen Chang Academy, where we worship the Wen Chang Emperor. If the Emperor doesn't want your incense, it shows that you have no connection to our academy. Shizi, should you consider other academies?"

Su Yun's heart tightened, and he coughed to remind, "I am an envoy, sent here on orders."

Zuo Songyan's eyes twitched as he turned his thumb ring, and he said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Our Wen Chang Temple is small and cannot accommodate great gods."

Su Yun looked at his thumb ring, not knowing that it symbolized the identity of the old gourd, nor did he know that turning the thumb ring was a sign of the old gourd's anger and desire to kill.

"Envoy, the human-demon case, the robbery of the ash monster case, and the recent Thunder Valley case are actually the same case." Su Yun said his prepared words.

Zuo Songyan almost crushed his thumb ring and exclaimed, "It's the same case again?"

"Yes, it all started one hundred and fifty years ago."

Su Yun calmly recounted the cases from the snow disaster case to the Thunder Valley case, including the human-demon case, the robbery of the ash monster case, and the Thunder Valley case.

"Envoy, do you now understand why I investigated Thunder Valley?"

Su Yun said meaningfully, "I investigated Thunder Valley to investigate the Lin family, to investigate the human-demon case and the robbery of the ash monster case."

Zuo Songyan clenched his fist and punched a big hole in the bronze pillar of the Wen Chang Hall, his face changing constantly as he said, "Is this the reason you buried six or seven mountains in Thunder Valley?"

Su Yun felt a little guilty and said, "Actually, it was all done by Master Lingyue..."

"Master Lingyue has already told me!"

Zuo Songyan was distressed and pointed at him, but his finger trembled, "In the past, we could blame Master Lingyue for anything, but this time, he said he wouldn't take the blame!"

"You killed the Lin family's little demon, and you destroyed the Lin family's ancestral treasure that had been refining for one hundred and fifty years. You have offended the Lin family to the point where I can't cover for you!"

Zuo Songyan was angry, "You killed Lin Suyi, but you didn't offend them to this extent! And now you've learned to blame Master Lingyue! In the past, only we could blame Master Lingyue!"

Su Yun was at a loss for words and was about to defend himself, but Zuo Songyan interrupted, "And you buried six or seven mountains!"

Su Yun stammered, "Those mountains only collapsed halfway, so I didn't really bury them. And even if I hadn't destroyed the Lin family's ancestral treasure, those mountains would have collapsed..."

Bang!Zuo Songyan was furious and punched a big hole in the wall of the Wenchang Palace. Master Tu Ming, who was standing outside the palace, quickly turned his head and felt lucky that he didn't get hit. Zuo Songyan shouted angrily from inside the palace, "How dare you say that! Left Prefect can't handle this, so you have to find someone else to protect you. Our Wenchang Academy is too small to protect a god like you!" Tu Ming and Xianyun looked at each other in surprise.

Inside the palace, Su Yun asked tentatively, "If Left Prefect can't handle it, can Master Tu Ming handle it?"

Zuo Songyan felt like he was being threatened and snorted coldly, "The seventeen states in the northwest of Yuan Shuo, consisting of one hundred and eight counties, are collectively known as Shuobei. The leader of Shuobei, of course, can handle it and afford it."

Tu Ming and Xianyun outside the Wenchang Palace were stunned. "Master Tu Ming and the leader of the Green Forest in the seventeen states are having a showdown! The leader of the Green Forest is worthy of being the leader of the seventeen states and one hundred and eight counties. He dares to negotiate with the emperor's envoy and threaten the emperor's envoy. This will definitely become a great story in Shuobei's rivers and lakes!"

Inside the palace, Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "It's good that Left Prefect can handle it."

Zuo Songyan asked indifferently, "But why did the leader of the Green Forest help you suppress the Lin family's rebellion?"

Su Yun pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Because this case has a wide range of implications and may cause a major change in Shuofang. It may involve the seven major families of Lin, Zhou, Lu, Wen, Tian, Wu, and Tong. Solving this case can take care of all seven major families and save countless people in Shuofang and Yuan Shuo!"

Zuo Songyan originally wanted to threaten Su Yun to make concessions or promise him something, but he didn't expect Su Yun to say such words. Tu Ming and Xianyun outside the Wenchang Palace were both worried. "Su Yun knows the leader of the Green Forest too well. With these words, the leader of the Green Forest cannot refuse."

They had known Zuo Songyan for a long time and knew that he was unyielding and smooth in his dealings with things. However, this Zuo Songyan had an incredibly naive side. As long as it was good for the people at the bottom of Shuofang and Yuan Shuo, he was willing to do anything and face any danger!

Therefore, when Su Yun said that he not only wanted to investigate the Lin family but also the other six major families, Zuo Songyan not only would not refuse him, but would also promise to protect him with all his might!

Sure enough, Zuo Songyan's voice came from inside the palace, "Envoy Su, are you sure you want to do this?"

Su Yun nodded.

"Okay."

Zuo Songyan's voice was calm, but heavy, as if a mountain was pressing down on him. His voice rolled like thunder in the Wenchang Palace, "All the mountains in the seventeen states of Shuobei, all support the envoy and protect him!"

Tu Ming and Xianyun were shocked. Others did not know the weight of this sentence, but they knew exactly how heavy it was.

This was the promise of the leader of the underground world in Shuobei, representing the promise made by all the heroes of the underground world in Shuobei!

This promise was more useful than the imperial decree of the emperor in the Eastern Capital!

It can be said that when Zuo Songyan made this statement, all the heroes in the seventeen states of Shuobei would risk their lives to protect Su Yun!

However, Su Yun did not know how heavy this promise was. He bowed to express his gratitude and said goodbye, "It's getting late, and Prefect Zuo should rest early."He walked out of the Wenchang Palace and suddenly heard Zuo Songyan's voice behind him: "Lord Su!"

Su Yun turned around and saw Zuo Songyan with white hair and a weathered appearance, no longer the domineering and fierce attitude from before.

After a moment, Zuo Songyan finally said, "Lord Su, don't disappoint the people of Shuofang."

Su Yun was taken aback and suddenly felt a sense of responsibility from his words.

"Yun may disappoint Emperor Yuanshuo, but he will never disappoint the people of Shuofang!" Su Yun bowed deeply and left.

Zuo Songyan watched him leave, then took off his jade finger ring and said to Idle Cloud Taoist, "Idle Cloud, you're the fastest. Please take my finger ring and go to the other sixteen states."

Idle Cloud Taoist bowed and took the jade finger ring, saying, "Idle Cloud, I obey!"

He turned and left, jumping into the air and suddenly transforming into a white bird, flying away.

Master Tu Ming stepped forward and said solemnly, "Old Gourd, although Lord Su's goals align with ours and I admire his courage, he is still a special envoy sent by the Eastern Emperor. We are not on the same side. We are bandits, robbers, risking our lives to help the envoy... It doesn't make sense for the government to not help and for us to help instead!"

"We only help those who are right, regardless of their identity."

Zuo Songyan smiled and said, "It's worth it for the people of Shuofang. And if Left Supervisor and Old Gourd can't handle it, there will be even stronger and more powerful people to help us."

Master Tu Ming was slightly shocked.

Zuo Songyan looked up at the statue of Wenchang Emperor, saying, "Why is the book in Wenchang Emperor's left hand, and his right hand empty? Actually, the Emperor is holding a green dragon beheading moon sword in his right hand. Those who worship Wenchang Emperor, read books with one hand and kill with the other."

He said lightly, "Tu Ming, put down the Buddhist scripture and prepare your sword!"

Lin Suyi returned to the Lin family and told the family head Lei Jigu about the incident, saying, "Brother, Wenchang Academy has gone too far. We can't let this go!"

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"Of course we can't let it go."

The current head of the Lin family was Lin Zhiyuan, a famous scholar in Shuofang who served as the state governor. All matters in Shuofang had to go through him. He said, "Qingcheng has already told me about this. This matter is actually more complicated than what you saw. There is also a scholar named Su Yun causing trouble."

Lin Suyi was surprised. Although she was in charge of the treasure collection in Lei Jigu, she had no impression of Su Yun. Most of the time, she was held back by Master Lingyue.

"Su Yun is the top scorer in this year's entrance exam."

Lin Zhiyuan said, "Many people suspect that he is a demon. All the major clans are investigating him, even the uninhabited areas have rumors that some old monsters are interested in him."

Lin Suyi was even more surprised.

Lin Zhiyuan walked to the window and looked at the peaceful Shuofang city at night, saying, "I also sent people to investigate his background. His background is so perfect that there is no flaw. Where is his hometown? Who is in his family? Where did he study? Who are his classmates? There is no problem at all."

Lin Suyi said, "The more perfect it is, the more problematic it is."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded, "Exactly. When others suspect that he is a demon, our seven major clans suspect that he is not. A demon is not scary, but not being a demon is scary."

Lin Suyi was stunned."We suspect that he is an envoy sent from the Eastern Capital."

Lin Zhiyuan spoke calmly and plainly, "He is too close to the former Taichang Qiu Shuijing, and he may even be Qiu Shuijing's disciple. And when others suspected him of being a demon, it was Qiu Shuijing who saved him."

Lin Suyi's eyes lit up. "So, like Qiu Shuijing, he may also be an envoy sent by the Emperor!"

Lin Zhiyuan nodded, his gaze deep like a candle in the night. "The Emperor has a peculiar temperament and likes to cause trouble. He has been obsessed with longevity in recent years, and our aristocratic families have had a better time because of it. But just when we thought things had settled down, he sends an envoy to investigate. Hehe, some of the old aristocratic families can withstand scrutiny, but our Lin family cannot."

Lin Suyi's heart trembled as she thought of the many secrets of the Lin family. Without investigation, the Lin family was a shining and prestigious noble family. But with investigation, even the dilapidated huts that had been flooded over were cleaner than the Lin family.

Lin Zhiyuan leaned on the railing with his hands and said, "Even the seven great aristocratic families of Shuofang cannot withstand investigation. So..."

Lin Suyi asked in confusion, "So?"

"So, the envoy can come to Shuofang alive, but he cannot leave Shuofang alive."

Lin Zhiyuan's face was calm, but his gaze was chilling. "The Wen Chang Academy has strict defenses, and there's that old monster, the Left Servant, there. We cannot touch him. But as long as he leaves the Wen Chang Academy, he is sure to die!"

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