The tree continued to ramble on, but Lu Yin was too focused on reciting the Stonewall Scriptures to hear anything else.
In the distance, Nong Lie and the rest were stunned. "He lasted that long?
Even Father couldn't last that long. "
Nong Sanniang was astonished. That Long Qi was really surprising. Back then, Wang Su had lasted for five sentences, and Bai Shaohong had also come and lasted for a few sentences. However, this Long Qi had actually lasted for half the time it took for half an incense stick to burn. This was no longer a matter of a few sentences. How did he do it?
Bai Xue stared at Lu Yin's back; why was he here?
He hadn't revealed his surname, had he?
"Uncle Tree, let me tell you …" Lu Yin growled as a chessboard appeared beneath his feet. He used the Secret Plan to move and slip away.
The tree was stunned, and its mouth fell open. "Shameless rascal, you've fallen, kid."
Lu Yin used the Secret Plan to move closer to Nong Lie and the rest. This was the first time Nong Lie and the rest had seen it, and they were shocked.
Lu Yin placed his hands on his knees and panted as he looked at the tree in the distance. Every word had the power to shake one's mind, and talking to it was the same as courting death.
But then again, he seemed to have heard something about a third continent.
Was that Ce Wangtian?
"What did it feel like?"
Nong Lie asked, taking pleasure in Lu Yin's misfortune. He had been in a bad mood when Grandmaster Shi had been exposed as a spy, but now he felt much better.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "You knew."
"Didn't you want to see the tree? Our ancestors taught us that every disciple has to chat with it once in a while. I just talked to it a few days ago, so you won't lose out," Nong Lie smiled.
Shangqing was curious. "What's going on?"
Lu Yin replied, "Experience it for yourself."
Shangqing fell silent. Experience it?
He wasn't an idiot, and Liu Tianmu hadn't even asked. Fatty Bai's pitiful fate was something that even Lu Yin couldn't bear.
"Very few people can walk out on their first try, and even fewer can chat with the tree for such a long time. Long Seven, you're very surprising," Nong Sanniang said, sizing Lu Yin up.
Lu Yin smiled. "Maybe my ears aren't good."
Nong Sanniang smiled, obviously not believing him.
He looked at Bai Xue, "And this is?"
"My name is Bai Xue. I'm in charge of taking care of the Big Face Tree in the seed garden," Bai Xue replied with a faint smile. Her tone was gentle. She was beautiful to begin with. Back on Earth, she had been praised endlessly by Zhou Shan. Now, her smile was devastatingly beautiful. There was a kind of pure beauty to it.
Shang Qing stared at Bai Xue. He had seen many beauties in his life, and many of them were comparable to Bai Xue in terms of looks. In fact, Starsibyl was even more beautiful than Bai Xue. However, he did not know why, but at this moment, Bai Xue was extremely attractive to him. Her natural purity had deeply attracted him.
"Snow White?
Are you from the Bai Family of the Frigid Immortal Sect? "
Nong Lie replied, "Of course not. There are quite a few people with the surname Bai in the Middle Realm, and there are many with the surname Liu and Xia. Bai Xue is just an ordinary cultivator. Back then, she was accidentally saved by my Nong family, so she stayed behind to take care of Uncle Big-Faced Tree."
Lu Yin nodded. "I see."
"Long Qi, I heard that you're here to capture spies?" Nong Sanniang asked.
Nong Lie's expression turned ugly. "Sis, I'll tell you about it later." He then turned to Lu Yin and said, "Let's continue with the tour. My seed garden is huge."
Lu Yin replied, "No, I still have matters to attend to. I need to return to Huaiyuan."
Nong Lie nodded and did not try to keep him. "In that case, I'll see you out."
After watching Lu Yin's group leave, Nong Sanniang turned back to look at the big-faced tree. Her mind was still replaying the scene of Lu Yin's interaction with the tree. It was inconceivable that he had been able to last so long.
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If Lu Yin had communicated with the tree, would he have gotten the information they wanted?
"Sanniang, who is this Long Qi?" Bai Xue asked.
Nong Sanniang replied, "He's the son-in-law of the White Dragon Clan's main bloodline. He looks harmless, but he hides very well. He's exposed more than one Redback, and he has the guts to scheme against the Four Cardinal Scales. He's not afraid of becoming a public enemy of the Four Cardinal Scales. He's a …" She paused to organize her words before continuing, "He's a man with guts.
Oh, right. I wonder what he managed to grow. I'll have to ask Nong Lie later. "
Bai Xue looked into the distance with a strange expression. The son-in-law of the White Dragon Clan's main bloodline?
Him?
The White Dragon Clan's main bloodline?
That was inconceivable.
He saw Cai Shu outside the seed garden, but he didn't follow her in even though Nong Lie had invited him.
"Superintendent Qingchen told you to protect me," Lu Yin joked.
Cai Shu smiled. "If something can happen in the seed garden, then it doesn't matter if I'm there or not. By the way, what did you grow?"
Lu Yin shrugged. "Nothing. I forgot."
"Forgot?" Cai Shu was taken aback. How could that be an answer?
The white fatty woke up and rubbed his head and ears. "It hurts. What happened to me?"
Lu Yin replied, "You communicated with the big-faced tree."
The white fatty recalled what had happened, and his face paled. "That was terrifying. A tree can make people faint just by talking. How come there are all sorts of strange creatures in the seed garden?"
"Big-faced tree?
Did you guys see it? "Cai Shu asked.
The white fatty replied, "I saw it and heard a few sentences. I don't know anything else after that."
Cai Shu was amused. "Very few people dare to talk to that tree."
"How long has that tree existed?" Lu Yin was curious, as he had clearly heard Ce Wangtian's name being mentioned in the Third Mainland.
Cai Shu thought about it. "Master said that this tree existed when the Daosource Sect first existed."
Lu Yin was horrified. Daosource Sect?
That was truly incomparably ancient.
"Daosource Sect?
Is that the former Ruler? "Shangqing asked, as he rarely spoke.
Cai Shu nodded and said, "Yes, the former Ruler. The Daosource Sect existed, the Lu family, and the ancestors of the Four Way Scales all existed. Some fell, while others were born. At their peak, they formed the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas."
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat. The Nine Mountains and Eight Seas?
That was the power of the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect at its peak. Did that mean that this continent had once been connected to the Fifth Mainland?
Or perhaps it had originated from the Fifth Mainland?
However, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas had probably been nine Progenitors. In this part of the universe, the Four Way Scales, the Liu family, the Nong family, the Ghost Abyss, and the Frigid Governor all had similar numbers, so Cai Shu didn't feel as hopeful. Could there be more to the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas?
"The Ruler was from the Daosource Sect?
Isn't it that family? "the fatty asked.
Cai Shu replied, "You're talking about the Lu family, right? The Lu family was indeed a Ruler, but in ancient times, the Daosource Sect ruled the entire continent. I'm not sure how the two were divided. Forget it, this matter is too ancient, and I've only heard Master talk about it a little. However, even Master doesn't know much about this history, so don't take it seriously."
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"Senior Cai Shu, the two manors shouldn't be too far from here, right?" Lu Yin suddenly asked on the way back to the Humble Huaiyuan Sect.
Cai Shu replied, "It's not far. Why do you ask?"
"There's a spy there," Lu Yin said.
Cai Shu wasn't surprised, as Lu Yin had captured too many spies during this time, to the point that she was numb.
The spy in the two manors had also been reported by an old man.
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The old man had told Lu Yin to capture the spy on his way back, and he had even said that it was convenient.
Capturing the spy was convenient, and if anyone else in the Humble School heard about it, they would all scold him.
The two manors were just a small power, just like the Shangling family. Lu Yin wasn't interested in personally taking action, as his gains from the Farmer's School had made him uninterested in these small families. Thus, when he reached the two manors, he told the fatty about the spy he wanted to capture and asked him, Shangqing, and Liu Tianmu to take action.
At that moment, the Cloudconnect Stone vibrated, and Lu Yin accepted the call. The image of a middle-aged man appeared, and Lu Yin was shocked to see this person.
It was Long Long, the head of the White Dragon Clan.
It was an honor for the head of the Four Cardinal Scales to contact him.
Lu Yin quickly bowed. "Long Seven greets the head of the clan."
Long Ke looked around and then at Cai Shu.
Cai Shu nodded politely and then moved away.
"Long Seven, given your relationship with Long Xi, how should you address me?" Long Ke asked in a low voice.
Lu Yin quickly corrected himself. "Father-in-law."
Long Xi grunted. "You've been very active recently."
Lu Yin replied, "It's my duty to capture spies."
"Previously, in order to expose Yun Mubai as a Redback, you blackmailed the person transporting the astral source liquid. One of the two was from my White Dragon Clan," Long Ke said.
This was an act of revenge, but why had it dragged on for so long?
Lu Yin respectfully said, "Please punish me, Father-in-law."
Long Ke smiled. "Capturing a Redback is no crime."
"Thank you, Father-in-law." Lu Yin pretended to be relieved.
"Did you just go to the Farmer's School?" Long Ke asked.
"Yes."
"How many spies does the Farmer's School have?"
Lu Yin thought about it. Although he had promised the Farmer's School not to spread the news, Long Ke obviously knew. "Four."
Long Ke wasn't surprised. "The Farmer's School has taken in too many people, so it's normal for them to have four spies. What about my White Dragon Clan?
Do we have any spies? "
Lu Yin didn't understand. "Father-in-law, what do you mean?
What do you mean? "
Long Ke met Lu Yin's eyes and said seriously, "My White Dragon Clan has spies and Redbacks."
Lu Yin was confused. What did that mean?
Like the old man for him to capture?
For him to perform meritorious deeds?
"My White Dragon Clan definitely has Redbacks. Long Seven, with your sources of information and your ability to see through people, do you think that Elder Long Quan might be a Redback?" Long Ke asked.
Lu Yin's mind flashed, and he understood that Long Ke was trying to frame him.
He had long heard that there were branches within the White Dragon Clan that didn't get along well with the main branch. Among them, Long Quan's branch was the most prominent. Long Ke wanted to use his current reputation to frame Long Quan and completely eradicate this branch.
Ever since Lu Yin had entered the Humble Class, he had directly and indirectly captured dozens of spies, including the three Guan brothers and Yun Mubai. His reputation was very high and was relatively rare in the Middle Realm. He was also not afraid of becoming the public enemy of the Four Cardinal Scales. He had done everything he could to expose Yun Mubai's matter and attracted countless people to join him. Even the Farmer's School had invited him.
His current reputation for capturing Redbacks and spies was not low. Long Ke wanted to use his current reputation to get rid of Long Quan's branch.
Lu Yin lowered his head. What a vicious method! He actually wanted to use such methods to deal with his own clan. He believed that when Long Ke contacted him, he had prepared evidence. As long as Lu Yin pointed out that Long Quan was a Redback, Long Ke would immediately take out the evidence and make sure that Long Quan would never be able to make a comeback.
Lu Yin had used the scarlet vertical eye token to falsely accuse the Guan brothers because he knew that the Guan brothers were Redbacks. Long Ke had deliberately framed him, and this move was ruthless.
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