"Qingfeng Junior Brother, over here! Over here!"

At noon, as soon as Lu Heng stepped into the cafeteria, he saw Qingming waving at him.

Sitting with Qingming were Qingling and Qingzhi.

All three of them had smiles on their faces.

Qingling was a bit more reserved in comparison.

Qingming and Qingzhi didn't even bother to conceal their schadenfreude.

"What's up, smiling so happily?"

Lu Heng asked aloud.

"Hahaha!"

Qingzhi couldn't help but burst into laughter, immediately attracting the attention of the other brothers in the cafeteria.

Qingming suppressed his laughter and said, "Xuan Tong and Xuanxin, those two old guys, ended up in the hospital again!"

"When did that happen? Why did they go to the hospital this time?"

Lu Heng feigned curiosity.

Being the mastermind, he naturally understood that it was certainly the Bad Luck Talisman's doing.

But this was something that could only be acted on, not spoken about.

So he had to play dumb despite knowing the truth.

Qingzhi took over the conversation, smiling as he spoke, "Just as we were in the morning class, Qingyuan saw it with his own eyes!"

"You should remember, weren't those two old geezers accompanied by kids?"

"Those five kids are definitely little brats. They hadn't even finished eating before they started messing around in the cafeteria."

"The two old guys were busy chatting and didn't even bother to control the little brats, resulting in one of them accidentally knocking over the stainless steel pot of porridge..."

As he spoke, Qingzhi pointed to the corner on the southeast side of the cafeteria.

Lu Heng looked in the direction pointed, just in time to see a stainless steel pot with a few dents on its body.

Qingming continued, "According to Qingyuan, he only heard a 'bang', and the stainless steel pot fell directly to the ground."

"The five little brats reacted quickly and dodged it."

"But Xuanxin and Xuan Tong, those two old guys, were still engrossed in their conversation and didn't react at all."

"Then, the scalding hot porridge splashed all over the two of them..."

Listening to this, Lu Heng could almost imagine the miserable state of Xuanxin and Xuan Tong.

Such burns were no trivial matter.

It's estimated that they won't be seen for at least half a year.

"Alas!"

Qingming first sighed, then said with schadenfreude, "It's a pity we were attending the morning class and weren't there to witness it!"

"Missing such a spectacular scene is truly regrettable!"

"Yes, indeed a pity!"

Qingzhi nodded in agreement.

"Brother! Brother!"

Lu Heng hadn't even started eating when he heard another familiar call.

Who else could it be but Qingyue?

"Brother, Master is looking for you!"

Qingyue immediately spotted Lu Heng and his group and ran over, skipping all the while.

Seeing the little girl approaching, Qingming took an apple out of his pocket and handed it to Qingyue.

"Thank you, Brother Qingming!"

Qingyue giggled, hiding the apple in her robe.

"What's Master looking for me for?"

Lu Heng casually asked.

"I don't know!"

Qingyue shook her head.

"Alright, I'll head over. You eat here!"

Lu Heng stood up and offered his seat to Qingyue, then left the cafeteria, heading straight to Qingyun Hall.

As soon as he entered Qingyun Hall, he saw his Master Xuan Cheng and Uncle Xuanming, along with several other senior uncles whose names start with Xuan.

These senior uncles were discussing something.

As he walked in, the gaze of all of them focused on him.

"Senior Brother, since Qingfeng is here, let's take our leave first."

Xuanming and the others stood up and took their leave.

"Qingfeng, has Taoist Zhenyuan come out of seclusion?"

After the others left, Xuan Cheng asked.

"The elderly Taoist has already come out of seclusion!"

Lu Heng nodded in confirmation.

Just one look, and he could see the deep fatigue on his master's face.

It seems that with the departure of Elder Song and the others, Master has been quite overworked these past few days!

Xuan Cheng continued, "Elder Song wants to meet Taoist Zhenyuan to discuss the notebook issue."

"Ask Taoist Zhenyuan when he might be available..."

"Yes, Master!"

Lu Heng nodded again, then asked, "Master, is there any clue about the matters concerning those three Sect Leaders?"

"Hmm!"

Xuan Cheng nodded slightly, saying solemnly, "It's okay to tell you, as everyone will know sooner or later anyway."

"The body the police found, after being identified by me and two junior brothers from Louguan Tao, was confirmed to be Louguan Tao's Sect Leader Dongyang."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng secretly inhaled a cold breath.

It's unknown whether the killer was the Sect Leader of Taiyi Dao or Jingming Tao, but either way, they were ruthless enough to kill their old friends of decades!

"The police found a note left by Dongyang at the scene..."

Xuan Cheng sighed deeply and continued, "In that note, Dongyang confessed all his crimes."

"He said he couldn't restrain the greed in his heart after discovering the notebook."

"So, he first killed Yunlai and stole the notebook, then lured Tianqing out and strangled him in the back mountain of Seeking Immortality Temple."

"He buried Tianqing's body together with Yunlai's, as a last gesture of goodwill."

"He also deliberately spread the rumor about Taoist Zhenyuan preparing to take a disciple, just to muddy the waters."

"He thought that what was recorded in the notebook would lead him on the path of cultivation, transcending the ordinary world."

"But to his utter disbelief, the contents of that notebook were fake!"

"Disheartened, he reflected on all his deeds and felt deep remorse!"

"Driven by greed, he ended up murdering two old friends. Truly unforgivable!"

"To prevent others from following his path, he burned the notebook to save the world from harm."

"After writing the final farewell, Dongyang took his life, hanging himself..."

After listening, Lu Heng said nothing.

From his master's account, he could feel an indescribable sadness.

After all, they were old friends of decades, and losing three at once was hard for anyone to accept.

"Alright, off you go then!"

"Don't forget to ask when Taoist Zhenyuan might be available..."

Xuan Cheng waved his hand, looking disheartened.

"Master, take care of your health!"

Lu Heng advised before leaving.

As soon as he stepped out of Qingyun Hall, Qingming and the others immediately surrounded him.

"Qingfeng Junior Brother, what did Sect Leader Uncle say to you?"

"Did he mention anything about the three Sect Leaders?"

Qingzhi eagerly asked, scratching his ears and cheeks.

Seeing him like this, the gloom in Lu Heng's heart disappeared instantly.

This Qingzhi Senior Brother really took winning or losing to heart!

"My master did talk about the matter of the three Sect Leaders..."

Since Qingming, the gossip king, would find out sooner or later, Lu Heng didn't hide anything, briefly recounting what his master had said to them.

"What? The killer turned out to be the Sect Leader of Louguan Tao?"

Qingzhi was stunned upon hearing this.

"That shouldn't be!"

Qingming frowned, this time they two were standing on the same front.

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