Chapter 106 I Will Take All the Responsibility Su Yuanzong, in an old and weathered hall, there are tablets arranged in order on the steps of the gods, smoke curling up, and oil lamps shining brightly. On the floor in the corner of the hall, five colored glass lampshades were placed in the shape of a pentagram. The lights inside the lampshades were surrounded by a cloud-like mist, creating a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere. Suddenly, the mist inside one of the lampshades suddenly fluctuated, disrupting the peaceful atmosphere. The mist rolled and drowned the flame inside the lampshade. The flame was soon suffocated and went out with a whoosh, and a faint mist rose lightly from the lampshade. Under the altar, a middle-aged man in white clothes who was sitting cross-legged on a cushion suddenly opened his eyes and slowly turned his head to look at the five colored glaze natal lamps set in the corner. When he saw the white smoke rising up, his face was filled with surprise and he quickly stood up and went to check in front of several natal lamps. After confirming, he quickly turned around and ran away. Not long after, a few elderly people came quickly. After several people stared at the natal lamp, one of them said in a deep voice, "It's Guan Wen." The leading elder said, "The daily reports from the capital say that everything is going well. The mother-child talisman cannot communicate across borders. Someone should go and ask Qinghe in person what's going on." The death of a disciple is a small matter. What worries us the most is whether there are any bad signs, whether the participating disciples have fallen into danger, and whether it will affect the outcome of the competition in the conference.
Soon, a man flew down the mountain and headed straight for the nearest prosperous city at the foot of the mountain, where there was a Xun Gate leading directly to the royal capital. This is the momentum of the largest sect in Shengshenzhou, with a Xun Gate right at its doorstep. The man went directly to the royal capital through Xun Gate and then hurried to the parade ground for the Rain of Meteors Conference. However, he was stopped at the entrance of the parade ground because he did not have a permit. As a last resort, the man had to pretend to be a disciple of Su Yuan Sect and ask for help in notifying the other disciples of Su Yuan Sect inside. The face of the largest sect in Shengshenzhou was still enough, so a soldier went inside to help pass on the message. Soon, fellow students in the training ground heard the news and came out. When they met Guan Wen, they found out that Guan Wen’s natal lamp had gone out, and they were shocked. Unfortunately, the elder who is in charge here is not in the training ground. It is night in the west and nothing can be seen. There is no point for the elder to stay here, as he will not be present most of the time during the day. As a last resort, the two went to find the elders again... In the forests of Yuehai, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang actually found a few Insect Crystals, but they did not run far. After finding eight that they thought were enough to deal with the task, they retreated to a place not far from the assembly point, hiding in the dark and waiting. This place was notoriously dangerous, so the two of them didn't dare run around rashly. Towards the second half of the night, there were sporadic flames heading towards the assembly area. Someone returned to the hill where they had agreed to meet, but did not see Guan Wen. Not knowing what was going on, he had to wait there. Wu Jinliang, who was hiding in the dark and observing, reminded, "There is light on the top of the mountain. Someone has gone back." Shi Chun beside him shook his head, "Wait a little longer." The light that appeared on the top of the mountain was like a call to action. Lights flashed one after another in the depths of the forest, and relevant personnel rushed back one after another. After noticing this scene, Shi Chun couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, what on earth was Guan Wen thinking? He asked these people to come to the Moon Sea to look for the Insect Crystal. I'm afraid he was overthinking it. Let's go too. We're too active. If we come back too late, it will only arouse suspicion." He thought Guan Wen knew these people very well, but now it seems that Guan Wen himself was too self-righteous. So the two of them also displayed their sandalwood and gold flame energy and returned. Coincidentally, the two met Chu Jingtang's Bilan Sect on the hillside of the gathering place. The two sides greeted each other and went up the mountain together.
When we got to the mountain, as expected, almost everyone had returned. In the short time that everyone was greeting each other, the rest of the people also returned to their positions, but Guan Wen, who was in charge, was nowhere to be seen. Shi Chun took the initiative to ask, "Where is Guan Wen?" The leader of a sect said, "I don't know. We were the first to arrive, and when we got there, the person was not there." Someone said with dissatisfaction, "Didn't you say you would wait for us here? Where did you go?" Someone else whispered, "Could it be that they are afraid of danger here and went ashore first?" After these words were spoken, no one said anything, and everyone seemed to have this doubt. Shi Chun said: "It's impossible for him to abandon us, will he go to look for the Insect Crystal?" Wu Jinliang twitched the corners of his mouth, and the curve of his mouth looked a little weird. "Haha." Someone laughed sarcastically and almost asked, do you believe it? Members of each faction also hummed and moaned with dissatisfaction, but no one said a word. Shi Chun asked again: "Everyone, how many insect crystals have you found?" "Five." "I have five too." "Four." "We found six." "Three." The highest number was only six, and the number reported later did not exceed six. Shi Chun and Wu Jin, who held eight crystals in their hands, looked at each other. After all this time, it turned out that they were the only two who found the most Insect Crystals. Could this be believed? The thing is, there’s no need to fake it. The two of them could see that the bottom line of this group of people was even lower than they thought. In fact, they were the most innocent. With a guilty conscience, they actually found so many in such a short time. They could even guess that these guys didn't dare to run far, and most likely found a place to hide. It's really a bit too much to ask the family for three. Everyone reported their counts. Seeing that the two remained silent, Chu Jingtang asked, "Brother Wang, how many did you find?" Shi Chun was too embarrassed to speak, so Wu Jinliang replied in a muffled voice, "Eight." Then, as expected, more than fifty people all stared at the two of them, as if they were looking at something. The two of them felt embarrassed for looking at each other, so the group looked away as if nothing had happened. The matter of the number of insect crystals ended there and no one mentioned it again. But this matter was not the most important thing at the moment. After waiting for a while, someone said, "I don't know where Guan Wen has gone. Do we have to wait here forever?" Wu Jinliang touched the magic weapon in his pocket and kept quiet. Shi Chun also remained silent. Anyway, neither of them would say they wanted to leave first. After everyone was silent for a while, someone spoke again: "What if he has already reached the shore and is waiting for us there?"
Someone said impatiently, "He was the one who made the mistake. Let's leave some words here. If he didn't go ashore, he will see them when he comes back." He did what he said. With his two fingers as sharp as knives, he wrote two large vertical characters on the bark: Gathering on the shore, return soon! He had lost his patience and was too lazy to continue playing along with a bunch of people. He left a note and said to his fellow disciples, "Let's go." He left as soon as he said he would, and flew away with a group of his fellow disciples. Once someone took the lead, no one would be willing to stay in a place where unexpected dangers could occur at any time, and they all followed suit. The group quickly went ashore, only to find that Guan Wen was not there. They searched everywhere but could not find him. One of the team leaders took out the mother-child talisman and contacted Guan Wen, but there was no response. He then said to the others, "He has the other half of the talisman. Try to contact him." Except for Shi Chun and the other two, the leaders of each faction took out half of the mother-child talisman to communicate with each other. I have been in contact for a long time, but there has been no response for an hour or so. What does this mean? This means that Guan Wen has not returned at all and is still in the mountains and forests of the Moon Sea. It was not until this point that the group of people really could no longer remain calm, and they stood on the shore one after another, almost in a row, looking at the foggy basin under the starlight that occasionally made strange noises, their expressions all somewhat solemn. They would never believe that Guan Wen was not staying where he was and had gone to look for Chong Jijing. It’s not in the original place, and it hasn’t come back. Where did it go? Something happened! Everyone came to the same conclusion. But they didn't hear any sound of fighting, which gave them a last glimmer of hope. They decided to wait and see, hoping that something unexpected might happen. Finally, it was Shi Chun who broke the silence again, "How about we go to the Moon Sea and look around?" The people around him turned their heads to look at him, looking at him as if he was an idiot. If he dared to go to the Moon Sea to look for someone, how could they not find even a hundred Insect Crystals after working for half the night? You finally come back, aren't you willing to leave without running into danger? Someone couldn't help but said sarcastically, "If you want to find me, go to Youxia Mountain. We'll be waiting here. If you're in danger, call us immediately and we'll come to your aid." Shi Chun sighed and said, "It's such a big place, how can we two search for him? How long will it take us to find him? Everyone, Guan Wen was tricked by us after all. If something really happens, Su Yuanzong will not let us go easily if he can't swallow this anger." These words shocked the crowd lined up on the cliff, and their formation suddenly became chaotic. Especially the team leaders, they all stood in front of Shi Chun, each with a gloomy face or an angry look on their face. "What's the fart?" "Who lied to him?" "Brother Wang, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't bring anything up on us." A group of people condemned it. Shi Chun glanced at everyone and said in a cold voice, "Do you want to silence us?" Hearing this, Wu Jin took the big sword on his shoulders and grabbed it. In the heat of the moment, some people actually had the evil idea of silencing someone, but after being reminded like this, they came to their senses. If they really did something like silencing someone, with so many people watching, if the news got out one day, it would be easy for them to end up with shit in their crotch. Someone solemnly reminded him, "Mr. Wang, we didn't lie. If we had to lie, it was you who tricked Guan Wen down. Everyone saw it with their own eyes." "Correct." "Yes."
"If anyone wants to cheat, it's you who cheated." Facing the spit sprayed at him, Shi Chun nodded silently, "That's right, it has nothing to do with you all. If you want to say it's a lie, it's me who lied. Don't worry, everyone, when Su Yuanzong investigates this matter later, I will take full responsibility." After hearing what he said, everyone calmed down a lot. Unexpectedly, Shi Chun immediately said, "I would never dare to distort the truth. What happened is what happened. I will explain the details to Su Yuanzong in detail." The leaders of each faction seemed to be petrified in an instant and stared at him quietly. (End of this chapter)
