NCCnovel Chapter 295 makes a fuss
Chapter 295 makes a fuss
Bai Yaoyao, who had stood up after performing the ceremony, suddenly stared at Liu Fang's terrifying smile. She froze in place, biting her lip, feeling completely unable to move.
But when Liu Fang saw Bai Yaoyao staring at him blankly, he was delighted and moved closer to Bai Yaoyao.
He came close to Bai Yaoyao and whispered mysteriously, "Junior sister, you may not know! A few days ago, the mermaid tribe lost the mermaid saint! I didn't expect that the innkeeper and the thief colluded with each other and kidnapped the saint! Today, the elder of the mermaid tribe is here to capture the innkeeper!"
"Innkeeper?! Collaborating with others?!" Bai Yaoyao and Chen Yingjie looked at each other and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.
Shopkeeper Canglan and Lu Fengxian?
How can this be? !
Seeing the shock in Bai Yaoyao's eyes, Liu Fang smiled smugly and continued to lower his voice and show off, "This scandal of the mermaid tribe should have been handled in a low-key manner, but when this mermaid elder came to arrest people, he made a huge fuss and spread the news. Do you know why?!"
Bai Yaoyao finally felt that her stiff body could move. She took a small step back calmly, putting some distance between herself and the acne-prone man. She forced a smile and asked, holding her breath, "Why?"
Liu Fang leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Let me tell you..."
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Any inn, in the guest room.
Chen Yingjie and Bai Yaoyao sat opposite each other in the garden, both of them looked somewhat solemn.
Bai Yaoyao rubbed his brows and spoke first, "Brother Chen, what do you think about the mermaid tribe?"
Chen Yingjie pursed his lips and said, "I think there is probably something behind the collusion between Shopkeeper Canglan and Lu Fengxian!"
Bai Yaoyao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Oh? What do you mean?"
"Miss Bai, think about it! The elder of the mermaid tribe originally wanted to capture Canglan, but why did it turn into a quarrel between the mermaid tribe and the various sects in Hongmeng Immortal Realm?!"
Chen Yingjie curled his lips, "This should have been an internal matter of the mermaids. Regardless of whether Shopkeeper Canglan was a traitor or not, he should have been quietly arrested and interrogated. But the elder who came here spoke nonsense in front of those foreign immortals, saying that the outsiders were harboring evil intentions and causing chaos in the Mirage Sea. This aroused public anger, and then there was even more noise, sweeping in most of the immortals in the Crystal Palace. The conflict further escalated, and in the end it was the first and second elders who stepped in to calm the situation. Miss Bai, don't you think there's something strange here?!"
Of course there is something weird!
Bai Yaoyao nodded, "When a scandal occurs in a family, it is not resolved behind closed doors, but it is made into a big fuss!"
Bai Yaoyao pondered for a moment, and while sorting out his thoughts, he said: "What the Fengyu Pavilion disciple said might be true, because the four elders of the mermaid tribe have been at odds for a long time. Led by the elders, the mermaid tribe is divided into the Forbidden Sea Faction and the Open Sea Faction. The two factions have been arguing over whether the Mirage Sea Secret Realm should continue to be open for so many years.
The third elder who came to raise the issue of Canglan today was on the same side as the first elder, Cyber, and both advocated closing the Mirage Sea Secret Realm, expelling the immortals, and letting the mermaids deal with the Mirage Sea beasts themselves. That’s why the third elder took this opportunity to cause trouble. Catching the traitor was probably just an excuse, and the real purpose was to alienate the immortal sects in Hongmeng Immortal Realm from the mermaids, and to stir up conflicts between the Mirage Sea mermaids and the various sects in Hongmeng Immortal Realm. I’m afraid he has other intentions!
And Shopkeeper Canglan…” Bai Yaoyao suddenly stopped talking.
Chen Yingjie took over and continued, "When Shopkeeper Canglan was taken away today, he swore that it was not him. I saw his grief and sorrow, and I don't think he was faking it..."
Chen Yingjie was not talking nonsense. He had previously studied torture techniques in the military. He was best at judging the truth or falsehood through people's words and micro-expressions.
Later, the first and second elders came out to calm the situation. When they took Canglan away, he had been observing Canglan's expression when he spoke, and didn't see any signs of lying...
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the shopkeeper Canglan is very shrewd and has great acting skills...
Bai Yaoyao was silent for a moment, raised her head and pursed her lips before saying, "Brother Chen, Lan Qimeng has formed a bond with me and has helped me a lot. If someone wants to harm her, we must find the murderer.
However, both the Xuanyuan Qiling Jue and the Life Tree Core that helped me embark on the path of cultivation were given by Shopkeeper Canglan. He has always been very kind to us. If he is really a traitor, it would be fine. If he is wronged, I think, help him..."
Chen Yingjie nodded happily, "Of course! We Chinese are the most clear about gratitude and resentment! Shopkeeper Canglan has done us a favor, so we must find a way to clear his name! But..."
Chen Yingjie frowned slightly, "We are outsiders after all, and this matter involves the factional struggle within the mermaid tribe. We have to plan carefully before we act. See if you can call Lan Qimeng back and find out the whole story from her first!"
"Well! I'll try! Although she has taken the seat of my spirit beast, the contract she made with me is only an equal contract, not a master-servant contract. If I want to summon her by force, I have to ask for her consent."
Bai Yaoyao closed her eyes and calmed her mind. Hanging in her mind was a contract symbol that looked very ancient and mysterious, glowing with golden light.
Her mind moved slightly, and the spiritual power in her body slightly triggered the contract, sending out a summoning request...
After a moment, a ball of golden light flashed out from the contract. After the golden light dissipated, a figure appeared in front of the two. It was Lan Qimeng.
"Hoo! Yaoyao! I was just about to come over to look for you and you called me! It seems like we really have a telepathic connection!"
Lan Qimeng walked up to Bai Yaoyao, swaying her beautiful fish tail, took her hand, with a hint of joy on her face.
"You have been waiting for a long time! The elders have detained me in the holy land and will not let me out. Now I am taking the opportunity to come out and say hello to you while they are consulting the elders!"
Bai Yaoyao patted her hand twice to comfort her. "How are you? Did the elders scold you?"
Before coming back, Lan Qimeng had been worried about this matter, especially the great elder. Lan Qimeng described him as the King of Hell. She didn't know how she would be treated after she returned.
When this was mentioned, the smile on Lan Qimeng's face instantly faded, and she became dejected, "Alas, I'm afraid this matter can't be resolved peacefully. Now the elders are busy investigating the traitors in the clan. For now, they just scolded me a few words. When they have time, who knows how they will punish me!"
Bai Yaoyao's heart moved, "Isn't the traitor the owner of Canglan? Why are they still investigating?"
"Ah? No!" Lan Qimeng looked puzzled. "Grandpa Canglan only knew the clan's secrets, so the Great Elder asked someone to take him back to cooperate with the questioning. He is not the only one who knows the secret of my body. There are also several elders in the clan. Now the Great Elder and the Second Elder are questioning them one by one!"