Wanbao Lady

Chapter 402: Fish Belly Book

In a bustling teahouse.

"Hey, have you heard? Recently, a strange thing happened in our Yong'an City!"

"What's weird?"

“Have you heard of the Fish Belly Book?”

"what is that?"

"It's a note found in a fish's stomach! I heard that many big fish caught recently have this thing in their stomachs! There are words written on it!"

Upon hearing this, the listeners' eyes widened.

"Wow! What's written in it?"

The man who started the conversation looked around, and then said mysteriously, "Hasn't Yongzhou been suffering from floods recently? The Fish Belly Book says that the people above built something called a 'Spirit Gathering Pillar', which sucked away the spiritual energy in the surrounding earth veins! This caused the collapse of the snow river in the Northern Barbarian Land! Once the snow river melts, there will be more water in the river!"

After hearing this, the melon seeds in the mouths of the people drinking tea dropped.

"What is a 'Spirit Gathering Pillar'?"

"Uh..." The person who started the conversation scratched his head, "I don't know either, probably... it's just a big pillar!"

......

"You are talking nonsense! Is the news true?"

"Of course it's true! My aunt's sister's husband's second uncle personally cut open a book from a fish's belly!"

"Then why did they build that 'Spirit Gathering Pillar' to absorb the spiritual energy of the surrounding earth veins?"

"It's said in the book in the fish's belly..." The person who started the conversation looked around again and said carefully, "It was offered to the gods to pray for immortality!"

"What!!!"

-

In just a few days, the rumor about the "fish belly book" became very popular. Every day, someone would personally cut open the fish belly book, which made the rumor more and more intense.

It is said that even some surrounding prefectures and counties have discovered the existence of the Fish Belly Book.

Suddenly, an undercurrent surged.

Those who had lost family members and friends due to the flood and the subsequent disasters caused by it gathered together and rushed to the gate of the government office, crying and denouncing the government office for "only caring about the upper class and not the people."

Some even went so far as to sit directly at the gate of the government office, saying, "If the spirit-gathering pillar is not removed, the glaciers in the north will continue to collapse, and there will surely be constant natural disasters in the future." They repeatedly demanded that the government remove the spirit-gathering pillar.

This caused a lot of headaches for officials.

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Mengzefu Inn.

The door creaked open, and the postmaster Xu Zhi hurriedly trotted forward to greet them, smiling, "Oh, you three are back!"

But the three demons smiled and said "hmm", then walked into the lobby on the first floor of the inn without looking back.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhi sighed deeply, looked at the figures in the hall, and slowly retreated.

the other side.

As soon as the three demons entered the hall, they saw that all the disciples of Baicao Sect were quietly doing their own things, silent.

The enthusiasm and drive of the past are no longer there.

Seeing this, the three demons sighed in their hearts. Just as they were about to go upstairs, they heard a female voice suddenly coming from behind them.

"You say, is this true?"

Hearing this, the three demons turned around and saw that the speaker was a round-faced female cultivator named Feng Yuanyuan. They had gotten to know each other quite well these days and knew how cheerful and cheerful she was.

But even such a woman is now in confusion.

Listening to Feng Yuanyuan's question, a disciple of Baicao Sect pounded herbs in a medicine bowl and said in disgust, "Yongzhou has so many rivers, but only the rivers from the northern barbarians flood from time to time; the chaotic spiritual energy just calms down and then reappears, just as it calms down, it reappears, like a spring gushing out of the ground, but where does a large border defense formation get so much spiritual energy?"

After the words were spoken, there was silence in the air.

After a moment, Shangguan Xi said earnestly: "I don't know the whole story, so I won't comment. We should just do our own thing and wait and see what happens!"

She turned to look at the three demons, "What do you think, fellow Taoists?"

Hearing this, all the Baicao Sect disciples looked over.

The three demons were stunned, but saw Kong Qin shook her head helplessly, "The matter of the fish belly book was obviously done by the Cangyuan tribe in the north. At this juncture, the truth of the matter is not something we can speculate... Let's just wait and see as fellow Taoist said!"

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Anbei Army Camp.

Tong Huan stood with his hands clasped respectfully, and in front of him, a sound transmission mirror was floating quietly in the air. The old man in the picture had a gloomy expression.

"Humph! Do you think you can use public opinion to coerce us? Impossible! What's this about 'just to make the big shots live forever'? Even they can make up such a thing!"

He turned to look at Tong Huan, "How is this matter being handled?"

Hearing this, Tong Huan bowed his head respectfully and said, "Reporting to the Lord, we have already sent monks to guard the major river mouths to eliminate the fish belly book; we will tell the outside world that this is all a conspiracy by the northern barbarians to confuse our soldiers and civilians; as for those who fanned the flames, the Demon Suppression Division and lower-level government agencies are arresting them."

"Yes. Remember to find a reason to divert everyone's attention."

"Yes!"

The old man in black closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them, his gaze fixed, "All this is for the Great Zhou!"

-

In the following days, the people found that the fish they caught never had books in their bellies.

At the same time, all kinds of rumors, big and small, were spreading in the streets, such as which corrupt official had been punished, which courtesan was as beautiful as a fairy, and the strange man who had gone to the northern barbarian land to obtain elixirs for everyone might have come from Yudu Mountain in Qingzhou.

On that day, even the three demons who were out on a routine basis to calm the disordered Feng Shui and spiritual energy discovered something unusual.

"Fellow Daoist Song, why haven't I seen Kolo and Kelan recently?"

In the air above Mengze Mansion, Bai Jing looked around, but found that the monks from Qingyuan League who came together to act together, whom she would occasionally see in the past, were now nowhere to be seen. She couldn't help but ask in a gentle voice.

Hearing this, Song Hui's eyes flashed, "Maybe, there is something important to deal with!"

He then waved his hand and said, "I heard that there was a flood in Xiaochang River in Guanyang County below. I'll go over and take a look!"

He bowed again and said goodbye.

When they flew far away and there was no one around, Song Hui murmured in a low voice: "Qingyuan League, Qingyuan League, you don't take good care of your feathers. This time, it's not as simple as losing two feathers!"

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Two more days.

Qingzhou.

Yudu Mountain.

Chongfan sat quietly on the cushion, and in front of her were the figures of Kong Qin and three other demons projected by Tianluo.

"Your Majesty, the Fish Belly Book incident has almost been resolved, but the court refuses to acknowledge it. In addition, we have discovered that the disorder of Yongzhou's spiritual energy has also decreased a lot, which should be because the 'Border Defense Formation' is about to be repaired. But we guess that the Cangyuan tribe may make some big moves before the formation is completed. After all, after the formation is completed, they will have less chances."

Hearing this, Chongfan nodded, and a trace of sadness flashed through his heart.

If a war really breaks out at the border...

There is a saying that goes, "When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer."

It seems that I have to ask that old friend tomorrow.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

That night, in the darkness, a mumbling voice full of strong emotions echoed faintly in his ears, which made him feel frozen.