"All of this seems reasonable at first glance, but whether it's the First Generation Supervisor or the Northern King, you don't have concrete evidence.

"The Northern King has been stationed at the border all year round, and I don't know him well. It's arbitrary to judge him as plotting something.

"Moreover, the Northern King is a third-grade warrior, and he may not necessarily be unwilling to become the emperor in the future. Of course, as they say, power corrupts, and if I say he won't rebel, it's also an arbitrary statement." Taoist Master Jin Lian analyzed.

"Challenging the second grade and becoming the emperor are not necessarily in conflict." Xu Qi'an had his own opinion: "This is just my assumption, which has not been proven yet. When I collect evidence, whether the Northern King is the mastermind behind the scenes will be clear."

"But, Daoist, I am having trouble continuing my investigation." Xu Qi'an sighed. "Although Emperor Yuan Jing ordered me to be in charge of this case, the Northern King is a prince with heavy military power. I cannot openly investigate his mansion.

"The old supervisor of the Heavenly Observation Bureau is pretending to be ill, and I cannot go to the Observatory to question him either. It's difficult."

"Emperor Yuan Jing?" Taoist Master Jin Lian squinted at Xu Qi'an with a strange meaning.

"It's been many years since I heard a court hound dare to call him that." The Taoist Master's eyes showed surprise and he tutted:

"I seem to have overlooked something."

"What did you overlook?" Xu Qi'an asked subconsciously.

"Your rebelliousness behind your head." The old Taoist evaluated.

"I don't have any! Don't falsely accuse me!" Xu Qi'an's face was serious, and his tone was sincere: "I am loyal to His Majesty."

Taoist Master Jin Lian didn't expose him.

"This case is very deep. Is there anything you want to teach me, Daoist?" Xu Qi'an asked carefully.

"When you pretended to be a Confucian disciple in the Heavenly and Earthly Society, you were very clever." Taoist Master Jin Lian joked.

"I knew you were definitely watching us fight in the group chat while smiling like an aunt." Xu Qi'an silently complained about the old man.

"Let me analyze it for you. There are several things wrong with your description just now."

"Please, Daoist." Xu Qi'an's eyes suddenly brightened.

He chose to have an open conversation with the old Taoist because he valued the other's wisdom and rich experience.

Although the old man was despicable, as an ally, they often gave people a sense of security.

After a moment of contemplation, Taoist Master Jin Lian said, "The first thing that's wrong is the First Generation Supervisor's indifference. If the one who was suppressed in Sangpo was the First Generation Supervisor of the Heavenly Observation Bureau, he should be the most anxious. But he is very quiet... Hmm, it's also possible that this cunning old man has already left the Observatory and is secretly acting."

Xu Qi'an nodded silently.

The First Generation Supervisor and the current supervisor must be at odds. The reason is simple: the master was suppressed, and the disciple took over the Heavenly Observation Bureau. Obviously, their plastic master-disciple relationship had broken down. Otherwise, with the strength of the supervisor, he wouldn't have been unable to stop the Taoist Master from becoming the head of the sect.

"The second thing that's wrong is Emperor Yuan Jing. On the second day of the Sangpo case, he lifted the city ban. Hehe... don't you think it's strange? There's no reason to let the tiger return to the mountain."Xu Qi'an immediately said, "I have thought about these two questions. My guess at the time was that perhaps it was to open the city gate and lure the snake out of the cave...Hmm, I couldn't touch or grasp the state of the supervisor and Emperor Yuan Jing, their level is too high."

"That's right." Taoist Master Jin Lian said, "You came to talk to me, it's not just about this, is it? Is Heng Yuan related to the Sangbo case?"

"To be precise, Heng Yuan's junior brother may be related to this case. After he disappeared for no reason, I became more convinced of this guess."

"You have indeed been to Qinglong Temple and know Heng Yuan's identity." Taoist Master Jin Lian was not surprised, and then asked, "Junior brother?"

"There is a monk in Qinglong Temple, named Heng Hui. He eloped with Princess Pingyang, the legitimate daughter of Duke Yu, over a year ago. Duke Yu was deeply affected and bedridden. The matter involved the struggle between the two forces of the nobles and the civil officials." Xu Qi'an grabbed the teapot, poured a cup of water, moistened his throat, and continued:

"In order to hide with Princess Pingyang, Heng Hui stole a qi-blocking artifact from Qinglong Temple. I suspect that the artifact later fell into the hands of Baihu Zhou Chixiong of the Jinwuwei."

Taoist Master Jin Lian listened patiently, sometimes frowning, sometimes contemplative. After Xu Qi'an finished speaking, he spoke, "So, you want to investigate Heng Hui's news through Heng Yuan to verify your guess?"

"Yes, this is currently my only breakthrough point. Master, do you remember? Heng Yuan said that his junior brother was abducted, while the abbot of Qinglong Temple said that Heng Hui eloped. Heng Yuan may have obtained some clues during his investigation after leaving Qinglong Temple..."

"You hope I can take you to find him."

"Please, Master Jin Lian."

...

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, thousands of miles away in the south.

Compared with the cold and dry winter in the capital, the climate in the southern region where the Gu clan lived was humid. Even in the coldest season of the year, the Gu clan who lived here wore thin clothes.

Lina stepped on light and thin cloth boots, and her skirt only reached her knees, revealing her slender and straight legs.

Her features were delicate, her eyebrows slightly thick, and her pupils were shallow blue, with a lively and innocent light.

Her wheat-colored skin made her look healthy and full of wildness, like a agile female leopard.

A large army of over a hundred people trudged through the wilderness, holding torches and moving forward silently.

Lina, who bounced around with light footsteps, seemed somewhat out of place.

She came out to experience this time with the elders of the clan, and the destination was the Ji Yuan where the God of Poison was sleeping. The Gu clan was both the beneficiary and guardian of the God of Poison, and there were seven tribes in total.

"After I figure out the reason for the God of Poison's revival, I can announce the information in the Tian Di Hui and make all members owe me a debt. The premise is that this reason will not bring danger to the Gu clan..." Thinking of this, Lina smiled brightly.

"Lina, be serious." Ahead, her brother Mosang turned his head and reprimanded his sister in a low voice.

He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked three points similar to Lina. However, a deep scar on his left face destroyed his handsomeness, and his fierce eyes made him look unruly.

Lina was not afraid of her brother at all, and pouted, "Other brothers have wives to scold them, but you have no wife and only know how to scold me all day long."Mossang walked away helplessly.

Lina caught up with her brother, smiling and linking arms with him. "I heard that the women in The Great Feng are very beautiful, with faces whiter than steamed buns. Mossang, I'll help you find a wife."

Mossang snorted coldly. "What use is a pretty wife? I need a woman who can tear apart a leopard with her bare hands."

"But I heard from a friend that the Northern King's wife in The Great Feng is very beautiful, as well as the eldest princess and the Taoist Master Jin Lian. They are all stunning beauties."

Mossang suddenly looked over and swallowed. "Then ask your friend how beautiful they really are... Wait, where did you get this friend?"

Lina ignored him and skipped ahead.

"Poisonous Granny of the Poisonous Insect tribe, wait for me..." Lina left her tribe and approached the hunched old woman who was the leader of the Poisonous Insect tribe.

The Poisonous Granny looked up with clear eyes and scrutinized Lina. "Little girl, what do you want from me?"

"Granny, I have a friend... well, a friend of a friend, who has encountered some strange things lately." Lina's eyes turned as she spoke. "His luck is exceptionally good, beyond belief."

Lina had a reason for asking the Poisonous Insect tribe this question.

Legend has it that after the God of Poison fell asleep, his spirit turned into the Heart Insect, his blood turned into the Strength Insect, his venom turned into the Poison Insect, his liver turned into the Medicine Insect, his jade eyes turned into the Desire Insect, his eyes turned into the Heaven Insect, and his bodily fluids turned into the Corpse Insect.

This is the origin of the seven tribes of the Poison Insect tribe. There is also a legend in the Poison Insect tribe that on the day the God of Poison revives, he will reclaim his power.

No one in the Poison Insect tribe wants this ancient beast, on par with gods and Buddhas, to revive.

The Heaven Insect represents the God of Poison's eyes and can observe all things in the universe and the laws of nature. Therefore, the Heaven Insect tribe is responsible for setting the calendar, and the Poison Insect tribe works according to their instructions.

In addition, the Heaven Insect tribe is also proficient in divination and physiognomy.

The Poisonous Granny said, "That must be a person with good fortune and good deeds."

Is the third number a good person? Perhaps... Lina said, "But... his luck is picking up silver, he picks up silver every day."

But Taoist Master Jin Lian said that his situation is not a merit.

"Picking up silver? What kind of luck is that? You're just talking nonsense, little girl." A middle-aged man in the Poison Insect tribe laughed heartily.

Laughter broke out around them, dispersing the solemn atmosphere in the group.

This little girl from the Strength Insect tribe is really interesting.

"Shut up!" The Poisonous Granny suddenly rebuked, grabbing Lina's hand with a serious expression, her grip strong enough to make Lina frown slightly.

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"Little girl, where is your friend? Tell me quickly..." The Poisonous Granny urgently asked.

The people of the Poison Insect tribe looked at each other in confusion, unable to understand why a little girl's joke could make the Poisonous Granny so excited.

"Dad, something seems to be happening." Mossang stood on tiptoe and looked ahead, seeing the anomaly ahead and the Poisonous Granny grabbing her sister's wrist and shouting loudly.

The leader of the Strength Insect tribe nodded calmly and said in a strong voice, "I'll go take a look."Unfortunately, there is no text provided for me to translate. Please provide the text you would like translated.