Jiang You'er hurried back to the Divine Mountain and headed straight for the Beishan Central. Upon meeting Huang Ye on the second floor, he urgently reported, "Over in Dazhi City, they captured everyone from the library, not missing a single one, including those we had planted there as casual workers."

Huang Ye thought about it and was not overly concerned, "No matter, those who do casual work have their backgrounds well-prepared and clear. There's nothing to worry about when checked."

Then he shifted the topic, "Has that Yin Tianlu confessed yet?"

At this moment, he was clearly more concerned about this.

Jiang You'er stated, "He had no choice but to confess. There are many ways to force him to speak. He has already confessed, and the Extreme Fire Sect indeed discovered a secret of Situ Gu. He said that the new female disciple Situ Gu took in is neither human nor demon; she is not someone from the outside coming into the Divine Fire Domain to attend the meeting but is in fact a Fire Spirit in physical form from within the Divine Fire Domain."

"Fire Spirit in physical form?" Huang Ye was quite surprised, hearing something so vague that it made no sense, he quickly said, "Explain the situation in detail."

But Jiang You'er pulled out a stack of confessions and presented them, "All the details are inside."

Huang Ye immediately took it in hand, sat by the couch, and leafed through it page by page. It was written about how the Extreme Fire Sect disciple Black Tiger sniffed out that Zhener was a Fire Spirit, and how Shi Chun had an unusual relationship with Zhener.

After reading for a while, Huang Ye mulled the matter over from start to finish, then murmured, "I see... Why would Situ Gu take that Fire Spirit as a disciple? There must be something behind this, and it seems Shi Chun knows."

Jiang You'er nodded, "That's why the Extreme Fire Sect wants to capture Shi Chun to uncover the secret and use it against Situ Gu to gain the secret technique for locating the Divine Fire. Initially, they wanted to observe what Shi Chun intended by coming here, feeling there was something fishy, but ended up finding him too elusive. So they planned to hit directly, but when that failed, they resorted to this more aggressive approach. Now, they can't even tell where Shi Chun has slipped away to."

Huang Ye shook the confessions in hand, "There's another person aware of that secret, that Fire Spirit disciple of Situ Gu's, even if Shi Chun can't be found, that's still a direction for the people above to take action."

Jiang You'er pointed to the confessions, "The Extreme Fire Sect has considered this as well, but Situ Gu seems to guard that female disciple very closely, making it hard to find an opportunity."

Huang Ye dismissively said, "They can't keep her tethered forever; there are times when she'll be unguarded, besides, that's not for us to worry about. We're just minding our small plot of land; the rest is for the people above to handle. Providing this information is already a contribution."

After saying this, he just put away the confessions, then paused suddenly, and pulled out a piece of Mother-child Talisman to inspect. After looking, he was visibly shocked, standing up in surprise.

Jiang You'er asked, "What happened?"

Huang Ye said in a muffled voice, "Something major happened over in Dazhi City!"

Jiang You'er was puzzled, "Isn't it just that the Extreme Fire Sect is capturing people over there, and someone resisted unsuccessfully?"

Just as these words fell, a shout came from downstairs, "Commander, Lou Xiu, Inner Court Captain from Yao Mountain City, requests an audience."

Huang Ye responded, "Let him come up."

Soon, a flustered Lou Xiu rushed up, hurriedly reporting, "Sir, something big happened in Dazhi City. The Extreme Fire Sect expanded their capture range there, seizing the whole family of Chao Yue Hall, which alarmed the people from the Demon Queen's side, who came with the 'Floral Command.' The rumors were true; indeed, the library's owner is connected to the Demon Queen. Now, it's not the Extreme Fire Sect or the Divine Mountain people interrogating over there, but the Demon Queen's people interrogating the Extreme Fire Sect and Divine Mountain people."

Saying this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face not looking good, obviously losing composure, actually scared.

Last time he also laid a hand on Chao Yue Hall over there, not knowing if it would be dug out.

When Huang Ye transferred him here before, he had scolded him about this matter, saying that families who can set up such a large estate in a prime location in Dazhi City are not to be casually tampered with. As it turns out, the Commander's warning was spot on.

"Demon Queen's 'Floral Command'?" Jiang You'er was shocked, glancing at Huang Ye, understanding what he meant by something big happening in Dazhi City, also finding it hard to believe, "Even if the Demon Queen wanted to protect that family in the library, couldn't they handle it quietly? Weren't they being too high-profile using the 'Floral Command' in a small Dazhi City?"

Huang Ye slightly shook his head, "Who knows what they're thinking, but I guess it has nothing to do with us. Now those who should be worried are the people from the mountain and the Extreme Fire Sect."

Lou Xiu quickly said, "Sir, will the library incident from last time be brought up?"

Huang Ye angrily scolded, "That matter is already over, what's been dealt with has been dealt with, do you want it to go on endlessly?"

"No, no." Lou Xiu hurriedly waved his hand, but being scolded like this did reassure him quite a bit.

"Get on with your work!" Huang Ye shouted a reprimand.

After Lou Xiu nodded and bowed his way out, Huang Ye then whispered to Jiang You'er, "Currently the Demon Queen's side has only sent one person. They can't accomplish much alone; it doesn't look like they're here to investigate. If more people come later, then be cautious. If the Demon Queen's side truly intends to stand up for the library and thoroughly investigate, avoid making unnecessary trouble if possible..." He gestured with his chin towards Lou Xiu's departing figure outside the window.

Jiang You'er glanced along, understood, and nodded with an understanding smile, "I'll keep a close watch. By the way, how should we handle the Yin Tianlu situation?"

Huang Ye: "You haven't exposed yourselves to him, have you?"

Jiang You'er: "No, we didn't let them see our true faces."

Huang Ye: "Then for now, let's hold him and see what happens next."

Just as spoken here, there was indeed a shock within the Divine Mountain.

Upon receiving the news from Dazhi City, Qiu Ben also halted the interrogation of the White Tiger Clan and, together with the Holy Daughter, urgently left the mountain and rushed to Dazhi City.

Qiu Ben had no choice but to go; once the person dispatched by the Demon Queen inquired a little, they discovered something strange — it's one thing for the city guards of Dazhi City to capture and interrogate people; but who is the Extreme Fire Sect to have the qualification to intervene in the interrogation as interrogators?

This matter could be big or small, in short, it violated the rules.

On the surface, whether it's Dazhi City or Yao Mountain City, regardless of whether it's under the Phoenix Clan's influence, it all officially belongs to the official sequence under the Western Ox Continent Royal Court.

Who dares to say otherwise, the Royal Court will undoubtedly dispatch troops to quell the rebellion!

The people sent by the Demon Queen are already investigating this matter.

Therefore, before the Goddess and Qiu Ben rushed to Dazhi City, they had already sent emergency messages to the Extreme Fire Sect and the Phoenix Clan, respectively.

Having startled the Demon Queen, if people with considerable weight do not step forward, it would be impossible for the two of them to control the situation, and they might be overturned at any moment.

Only those who can meet the Demon Queen should rush over to explain properly. Once the Demon Queen lets it go, only then can the matter be suppressed and not escalated.

Also, because of this unexpected change, the interrogation against the Bai Family on the Divine Mountain was suspended. Coupled with the departure of the Goddess and Qiu Ben, Yin Fei, one of the three main mountain patrols in the central region, found the opportunity to divert some of the guards watching over Granny Qi, appearing before her under the guise of surveillance.

With no one else around, Yin Fei immediately whispered, "They are preparing against your acquaintances within the Divine Mountain here. The control was very strict before taking action. The incident came suddenly, and I didn't find a chance to inform you. Granny, someone might come at any time."

Granny Qi understood his meaning, knowing there wasn't much time left for them to talk, immediately asked, "What's the situation now?"

Yin Fei quickly narrated the surprising incident at Dazhi City, "Something happened over there, alarming the Demon Queen..."

Granny Qi was equally astounded, never expecting a small library to alarm the Demon Queen. She didn't know the depth of Wang Ping's connections with the library over there, but right now, this wasn't her primary concern. She asked again, "Are the other members of the Bai family alright?"

Yin Fei shook his head gravely, "The interrogation situation is not good. The Extreme Fire Sect's intention is clear; they won't stop until they get the information they want, continuing to torment them until they open their mouths. Do they know something they shouldn't?"

Granny Qi pursed her lips, answered indirectly, "What about that girl from the rice shop?"

Yin Fei awkwardly said, "I heard she's also been harshly treated, but compared to here, she's better off. After all, she's your granddaughter. Neither Po Yuan nor Li Xianghong let the Extreme Fire Sect go too far. Maybe the Goddess privately gave them instructions."

Granny Qi paced back and forth a few steps, after brief thinking, she asked him for a Jade Scroll, wrote down the names of several members of the clan, and handed it to him, "The incident came suddenly, and I was transferred, not having time to prepare. To prevent them from disgracing the same clan, they have no choice but to forever remain silent. Try to think of a way."

These were the names of the clan members who were aware that Gao He had been brought to the Divine Mountain by her and some who knew about related events.

In other words, she was still unwilling to give up on that Demon Book.

Yin Fei took the list, despite looking a bit embarrassed, he still nodded.

Granny Qi asked again, "Can you get my Qiankun Bag?"

Yin Fei shook his head, "Your things are being kept by Feng Jue over there, I can't touch them."

Granny Qi: "It's okay, secretly send a confidential letter to the owner of Zhu Lang Pavilion, telling her in the letter to pass on a message to Gao He: There won't be any waste of two pieces of timber, the cooperation continues."

Give the same message to Huang Yingying from the Golden-haired Rat clan."

The Extreme Fire Sect might suspect that Yin Xu helped Shi Chun and the others escape. People from the Bai Family were also keeping an eye on the periphery of Zhu Lang Pavilion, sharing the same suspicion, thinking that Yin Xu might be able to contact Gao He.

It's merely a suspicion, so a backup plan was also prepared with Huang Yingying, who claimed that Gao He had a way to save him?

Yin Fei, feeling lost about it all, still nodded after repeating the message twice, "Got it."

"Additionally, go to the Bai Family to get a Magical Treasure from the Extreme Fire Sect, stir up some commotion..."

Dazhi City mountain top.

Having cleared the matters, Dong Wenshu's family, who were released without guilt, were about to descend the mountain when someone came calling out to Dong Wenshu, inviting him alone.

This made the family nervous again.

Conversely, Dong Wenshu was calm, casually followed along.

After entering a pavilion, he once again met the black-robed elder who could make the City Lord and others kneel.

He knew it was definitely a big figure. Previously, when he had asked for the elder's name, the elder refused to disclose it. This time, he could only greet with clasped hands respectfully.

The black-robed elder dispensed with pleasantries, "There's a small favor we need your assistance with. May I know if you can agree?"

Dong Wenshu once again clasped his hands as a salute, "A life-saving grace, I have no way to repay. If it's something Dong can do, I will exert my utmost effort."

The black-robed elder said, "The renown of Chao Yue Hall's library, I've now witnessed firsthand. Not to hide from you, Mr. Dong, every family has its own difficulties. I have a distant relative, accustomed to idleness, who is lacking in cultural education. Having heard that the Demon Queen once apprenticed under your esteemed ancestor, it seems Chao Yue Hall is an auspicious place. Simply put, I'll send her to your library to do odd jobs so she can be edified."

Dong Wenshu was at a loss for words, unable to contain a bitter smile, "Venerable old gentleman, to be honest, I, Dong, am rather penniless and cannot afford to employ your relative."

The black-robed elder waved his hand, "Money is secondary. Give her whatever you pay the others. She's not short on money. The main thing is for her to be influenced by the aura, hopefully catching some of the Demon Queen's fortune to arrange for her future. Furthermore, she possesses considerable cultivation. Having her at the library will make it easier to contact me if such matters arise again. Of course, this is an entirely personal matter, and I've arranged for her a suitable identity. I hope you won't disclose it."

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