Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 58: Danger
A desolate, cold and dark world, empty and empty.
Only the back of the woman in palace clothes stretches across the sky and earth, filling the field of vision.
Tang Jieyao stood in a corner of the world, looking at the back as if obsessed.
The back gradually turned, like an open door. A ray of light came out from the side as it turned, illuminating the space, but the woman's profile could not be clearly seen.
When the back turned about one-third, it stopped moving. No matter how hard it was, it had no effect.
The next moment, the space shattered and all images disappeared.
Tang Jie found that he was standing in Tao Ranju's hut again. Hanging on the wall opposite was the picture of a Yao girl entering a dream.
Sighing slightly, Tang Jie knew that he had failed again this time.
After getting the picture of a Yao girl entering a dream, Tang Jie seemed to be trying to enter that mysterious and mysterious state like the last time. Unfortunately, no matter how he understood and felt, he could not grasp that fleeting moment. a feeling of.
But one thing is certain, that is, the picture of a Yao girl entering a dream should be a picture of enlightenment.
As for concentration, it is just a phenomenon caused by being deeply involved in enlightenment, the same as the Soul Refining Bead.
The purpose of the spirit-seizing evil in the soul refining beads was to seize the body. However, it was later discovered that the success rate of this object in seizing the body was too small. On the contrary, the calming effect caused by the soul-refining bead was significant. Therefore, the usage gradually changed.
This picture of a Yao girl entering a dream is very similar in nature to the evil spirit that seizes the gods. It is a picture of enlightenment, but it is used as a battle magic weapon due to the calming effect produced during the enlightenment period.
Since Tang Jie obtained this object, he naturally wanted to understand it carefully. Unfortunately, no matter how he studied it, he could not understand the divine essence inside.
The plum painting screen should also be impenetrable, otherwise it would not be used in combat. Although his painting method is good, at its essence it is still Dharma and does not follow the Dao.
It can be seen that it is not an easy task to understand this Yao girl's dream picture, and Tang Jie feels that there is no need to rush.
After looking at the picture a few more times, he turned around and left.
Life goes on simply and peacefully, time flies by, and two months pass in the blink of an eye.
Tang Jie's Heart Transformation has been completed, and the second Brain Transformation is also being practiced step by step. The progress is quite smooth. If there are no accidents, it can be completed before graduation from the academy. Calculating the time, it will be just a short time before graduation. Just over a year left.
Today, Tang Jie was still sitting in Tao Ran's house practicing meditation, when suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the house.
When I opened the door, I saw Shi Meng.
Tang Jie asked in surprise: "Why are you back? Doesn't the Wei family need you right now?"
Shi Meng replied: "What the Wei family needs is not me, but you. Besides, I can't always fight for the Wei family. After nine months of waiting, I have been worthy of them. Now that graduation is around the corner, I also You need to make some plans for yourself. If you can’t make a breakthrough in the remaining time, I’m afraid you and I will never see each other again.”
With the help of the hundreds of thousands of merits allocated to the Shimen Sect, Shi Meng had escaped from the mortal world in the Wei family a few days ago.
However, being able to escape from the mortal world does not mean that you can enter the Moon Washing Sect. Due to the accumulation of resources, Shi Meng's realm has caught up with the forwards, but the actual combat power is still worrying.
If it were in the past, it would be fine if the difference was too big, but now that his realm has improved and his strength has increased, it would be too unacceptable to lose by only a small amount, so Shi Meng decided to go all out to see if there was any Hope to enter the sect. He came to Tang Jie, naturally hoping to seek his support.
Tang Jie said: "I see, I was negligent, but you don't have to worry. I'll take care of your joining the sect. I can't guarantee that you will be selected into the top 100 and become an outer disciple. I miss you." I can still help you."
Shi Meng was overjoyed: "This is what you said."
Tang Jie smiled: "My dear brothers, can't you still trust me? By the way, how is the Wei family doing during this time?"
Shi Meng's face darkened: "This is another reason why I am in a hurry to come back. The Wei family is in big trouble, and I'm afraid it won't work if you don't take action this time."
"Oh? Really?" Tang Jie looked calm and led Shi Meng into the house: "If you want anything, sit down and talk slowly."
As Shi Meng spoke, Tang Jie's understanding of the Wei family during this period gradually became clearer.
During this period, the situation of the Wei family has indeed gone from bad to worse, getting worse and worse.
Originally, if Tang Jie quit, the Wei family would not be so bad. But once they expanded too fast, they were already vulnerable to backlash, and they relied entirely on the faces of Tang Jie and Wei Tianchong for support. Now that one of the most important things is gone, the pressure to rebound has increased greatly, and it is inevitable to focus on one thing and lose the other. Secondly, the Yuhua faction and others were secretly supporting, instigating, and encouraging all parties to make things difficult for the Wei family, causing the backlash to further increase. Finally, attacks are actually contagious. When someone benefits from an attack, there will inevitably be imitators. The latter may not be as powerful as the former, but the number may be ten or a hundred times greater, causing trouble and harm. Bigger too.
Tang Jie returned to the academy for nine months, but the Wei family seemed to have experienced nine years. All kinds of troubles came one after another. People rushed to the Wei family. Either the rent of a certain place could not be collected this year, or the rent of a certain place could not be collected this year. The shop somewhere was smashed by gangsters, or the servants somewhere caused trouble, or even a colleague from the same family took the opportunity to create a feud.
Competitive pressure from peers is the greatest among them. In order to obtain profits, people always go to any lengths and dare to be enemies with anyone.
Seven months ago, there were rumors that the Wei family's pharmacy in another city was selling counterfeit medicines, and a servant personally testified about the Wei family's management, which greatly affected the Wei family's reputation. Fortunately, the drug store is not the main business of the Wei family. Even though he knew that the manager was framed, Wei Danbai still had to reluctantly get rid of the Wei family manager who had been following him for more than ten years. This person later fell into poverty on the street, and was taken advantage of by others to attack him, accusing the Wei family of being ruthless and treating the elders of the family poorly.
Five months ago, the Wei family was accused of underreporting the quantity of property they purchased elsewhere, and the excess was confiscated and fined three thousand taels of silver. It is true that there is underreporting of land acres. After all, it is directly related to taxation. However, this is something that every household does. Almost all big families do this. On average, it is very conscientious to repay ten acres of land from one hundred acres. The government office did not investigate anything else but the Wei family, which made people suspect that there was something wrong. This is also the first time that an official has taken action against the Wei family.
Three months ago, a shop owned by the Wei family in Canglong Mansion was closed down. The reason was no longer important. What was important was that this was the first time that an industry in Canglong Mansion suffered. This means that the black hands no longer only attack the Wei family's foreign industries, but also directly extend to the Wei family's homeland - aggression is a kind of inertia and will not stop until failure.
Two months ago, three shops in the Wei family caught fire on the same night. Two days later, a servant died inexplicably in the shop.
Things came one after another, keeping Wei Danbai very busy, but soon, the real fatal blow came.
A month ago, a caravan of the Wei family was robbed.
"It's the caravan leading to Wangchuan Town and City." Shi Meng said.
"Wangchuan Town Fangshi?" Tang Jie was startled for a moment, then realized: "Is there anything from the Immortal Family in it?"
It’s okay if a caravan is robbed. The Wei family can still afford to pay for it, but if you still bring the things of the Xian family, the nature is different. The price may increase from tens of thousands of taels of silver to tens of millions. .
However, Tang Jie soon discovered that the matter was more serious than he thought.
Shi Meng smiled bitterly and nodded: "There have been many things and losses during this period. The master was eager to make a big deal, so he went to find some fairy herbs to sell... He bought some purple berries. ”
"Bastard!" Tang Jie slapped the case with his palm: "How dare you sell prohibited goods privately, is Wei Danbai crazy?"
Purple berry is a kind of spiritual fruit that is a specialty of Wenxin. Its actual value may not be very high. The problem is that it is only produced in the Zixing Lake area in the central part of the country, and it is an essential auxiliary for some medicines. Things are rare and valuable, so the Xiyue Sect will naturally not allow it to flow out at will, but will strictly control it. However, this kind of thing is easy to grow and cultivate, so there is always a small amount of outflow every year.
But no matter what, it is always a prohibited item and cannot be sold privately without permission!
Wei Danbai actually dared to sell this thing. Tang Jie believed that it was not because he was mentally abnormal, but because he was driven crazy by money during this period.
Speaking of which, the biggest problem in all this lies with Wei Danbai himself.
It is precisely because he is unwilling to give up his eight years of hard work to expand and wants to maintain it that he continues to encounter these troubles. If he can stop in time, abandon those shops in other places, and consolidate the interests of Canglong Mansion and surrounding areas, then it will not be so easy for outsiders to break in. Just because he was unwilling to let go, he had many problems and even faced financial difficulties, so much so that he even started thinking about contraband.
Now that the caravan has been robbed, the matter of Purple Berry will inevitably be exposed.
If this matter reaches the ears of the Xiyue Sect, it will really be a serious crime that can confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. Even Wei Tianchong cannot protect him.
Sure enough, the greatest harm always comes from oneself!
Without Wei Danbai's stupidity, arrogance and strong support, the Wei family would not have fallen into this situation. At least in Tang Jie's mind, he never thought of the Wei family being like this.
Shi Meng said anxiously: "Tang Jie, you have to help find a solution for this matter. No matter what, we can't let the Wei family be destroyed."
Tang Jie asked: "Do you know who did it?"
Shi Meng replied: "I don't know, it looks more like a casual cultivator somewhere. We must find this person and kill him before he makes it public."
"How long has it been since this happened?" Tang Jie asked.
"It has been eleven days. The caravan was robbed and the two spiritual masters in charge were dead. Only a few of the gangsters came back to report to us. A lot of time was wasted on the road."
"Eleven days... do you think the news can be kept for such a long time?" Tang Jie sneered.
Shi Meng shook his head and sighed: "I also know that this matter is unlikely, but no matter what, I still have to make this trip for the Wei family. ~IndoMTL.com~ I can't solve this matter. I can rely on you. Oh, by the way, the head of the family said that as long as you are willing to save the Wei family from water and fire, he is willing to drop everything to apologize to you, and you will choose to marry a woman from the Wei family, and her descendants will inherit the Wei family in the future. You are also equivalent to the head of the Wei family. If that doesn't work..."
Shi Meng hesitated for a moment. Tang Jie looked at his tone. If it still didn't work, he would promise to give the Wei family to him directly. He hurriedly said: "I am determined to be a great person and have no interest in the Wei family. But I once said However, I will not sit back and watch the Wei family go into danger. In any case, this matter has something to do with me, so I will naturally take action. The question now is, what should we do."
As he spoke, he stood up and took a few steps with his hands behind his back.
In the yard, Tang Jie stood there thinking quietly, while Shi Meng looked at him expectantly.
After a while, Tang Jie said: "It has become a fact that the Wei family sells prohibited items, and I am afraid it cannot be changed. The matter has reached this point, and it is useless to just think about fixing the problem. The only way to solve the problem is to change the way of thinking."
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